The Commonwealth will graduate its 128th generation of Virginia State Troopers at a ceremony on Friday.
The new troopers, all of whom entered the Academy as pre-certified law enforcement officers, have received more than 300 hours of classroom and field instruction in nearly 50 different subjects, including defensive tactics, crime scene investigation, ethics and leadership, police professionalism, firearms, judicial procedures, officer survival and crisis management.
The members of the 128th Basic Session began their eight weeks of academic, physical and practical training at the Academy on April 26, 2018.
The soon-to-be graduates of the 128th Basic Session are from every corner of the Commonwealth, including King George County, Fredericksburg, Chesapeake, Rappahannock, Lynchburg, Danville and Wise County.
Upon graduation, the new troopers will report to their individual duty assignments across Virginia beginning July 5, for their final phase of training. Each trooper will spend an additional six weeks paired up with a Field Training Officer learning his or her new patrol area.
128th BASIC GRADUATING CLASS
Name | Hometown | VSP Duty Assignment |
Joshua Joseph Angel | Courtland | Southampton |
Christopher Cory Angell | Lynch Station | Campbell |
Aobidulla Aziz | Ashburn | Fairfax |
Steven Richard Ball | Bassett | Henry |
Benjamin Ira Bone | Richmond | Henrico |
Roman Borshch | Hopewell | Prince George |
James Robert Brooks | Suffolk | Hampton |
Sara Katherine Burke-Smith | Rappahannock | Culpeper |
David Newton Clark | Nathalie | Halifax |
Jarrett Steven Combs | Hillsville | Wythe |
Joel Patrick Crigger | Crockett | Bland |
Mark Alton Daulton | Lynchburg | Campbell |
Travis Wayne Eastridge | Danville | Pittsylvania |
David Matthew Fleenor | Bumpass | Hanover |
Kyle Patrick Gibson | Blue Ridge | Bedford |
Andrew Paul Hansen | Fredericksburg | Stafford |
Joshua Lee Harris | Smithfield | Hampton/Newport News |
Larry Lee Holmes | Nassawadox | Chesapeake |
Justin Curtis Joiner | Penn Laird | Rockingham |
Joshua Wayne Joseph | Weyers Cave | Rockingham |
Heather Elyse Kelly | Harrisonburg | Rockingham |
Aaron Michael Lawson | Wise | Dickenson |
Chad Allen Lightner | Head Waters | Highland |
James Travis Lotts | Stuarts Draft | Augusta |
Matthew Charles McCrory | Powhatan | Chesterfield |
Stuart Dale Pauley | Meadowview | Frederick |
John Ephrim Piersol | King George | Stafford |
Raphael Alexis Pilato | Chesapeake | Norfolk |
Michael David Rose | Clintwood | Wytheville (Special Agent Accountant) |
Pedro Yobani Aguilar Salamanca | Pulaski | Bland |
Mark Casey Scott | Lynchburg | Appomattox |
Christopher Shane Simpkins | Danville | Pittsylvania |
Clint Lee Slaughter | Bland | Bland |
Jacob Alan Vaughan | Galax | Wythe |
Samuel Heath Viars | Max Meadows | Bland |
Jason Roy Ward | Glen Allen | Hanover |
Michael Shawn Ward | Topping | Middlesex |
Terry Edward Woods | Galax | Fairfax |
James Edward Yarrington, III | Saluda | King and Queen |