RICHMOND – On Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, the Commonwealth will graduate its 140th generation of Virginia State Troopers. The 52 new troopers will be presented their diplomas during commencement exercises at 10 a.m. at the State Police Training Academy located at 7700 Midlothian Turnpike in North Chesterfield County. The Honorable Glenn Youngkin, Governor of Virginia, will speak at the graduation ceremony.
This is the first graduating class to consist of both traditional trainees and members of what is known as the “Expedited Law Enforcement Certified Academy.” Members of the Expedited Academy are existing law enforcement professionals who have already been certified by the Department of Criminal Justice Services and have served at least three years in law enforcement elsewhere in Virginia.
The new troopers have received more than 1,300 hours of classroom and field instruction in more than 100 different subjects, including de-escalation techniques, strategies to assist people in mental health crisis, ethics and leadership, fair and impartial policing, constitutional law, emergency medical trauma care, and public and community relations. The Trooper-Trainees of the 140th Basic Session began their 28 weeks of academic, physical and practical training at the Academy July 26, 2023. Those Trooper-Trainees participating in the Expedited Academy began their training December 28, 2023.
The soon-to-be graduates of the 140th Basic Session are from every corner of the Commonwealth, as well as Missouri, Connecticut, Louisiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Texas, Tennessee, North Carolina, Kentucky, and the countries of Haiti and Jamaica.
Upon graduation, the new troopers will report to their individual duty assignments across Virginia. 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.
140th Basic Session Motto: “Out To Serve We Go 140”
140th BASIC GRADUATING CLASS
| Name | Hometown | Assignment |
|---|---|---|
| Andino Anthony Allen | Montego Bay, Jamaica | King George |
| Christina Hope Aziz | Ashburn | Springfield |
| Timothy James Barnes | Leesburg | Arlington |
| Thomas Brian Becker | Salem | Botetourt |
| Lance William Bell | Rustburg | Bedford |
| Benjamin Lee Boyette | Galax | Pulaski |
| Dillon Michael Bryant | Stuart | Henry |
| Hannah Maria Santos Buren | Rockbridge | Norfolk/Virginia Beach |
| Coleton Marshall David Burke | Bristol | Caroline |
| Seth Andrew Chambers | Stafford | Stafford |
| Miderson Compere | Chesterfield | Henrico |
| Noah Michael Cox | Purcellville | Springfield |
| Kevin Adam Darling | Stafford | Stafford |
| Logan Oneil Dawson | Bedford | New Kent |
| David Aaron Dean | Chesterfield | Prince George |
| Brandon Cody Deel | Jonesville | New Kent |
| Shoubeir Delphin | Haiti | Hampton/Newport News |
| Cole Hunter Doss | Mecklenburg | King and Queen |
| Joshua Lee DuBois | St Louis, Missouri | Stafford |
| Brady Joseph Foret, II | Houma, Louisiana | Fairfax |
| Walker Scott Graham | Piney River | Bedford |
| Brandon Jacob Guifarro | Colechester, Connecticut | Hampton/Newport News |
| Antonia Florentine Hamill | Stafford | Fairfax |
| Caleb William Hand | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Rockbridge |
| Christopher Henriquez-Otero | Sterling | Fairfax |
| Ekar Gilberto Herrera | Bedford | Prince William |
| Aaron Simms Huff | Bracey | Mecklenburg |
| Ty Wellons Lam | Rockingham | Rockingham |
| Kyle Sidney Leslie | South Hill | Prince George |
| Jayson David Matkins | Greenville, North Carolina | Hanover/Henrico |
| Mason John McLaughlin | Butler, Pennsylvania | Frederick |
| Jackson Wyatt Mullins | Bristol, Tennessee | Alleghany |
| Nicholas James Murphy | Dover Plains, New York | Portsmouth/Suffolk/Chesapeake |
| Benjamin Lee Nicholson | Dallas, Texas | York |
| John Stuart Niemeyer, Jr | Chesapeake | Northampton |
| Timothy Brad Nobles | Pittsylvania | Arlington |
| Alexander Robert O’Connell | Wake Forest, North Carolina | Albemarle |
| Tracey Deonne Parker, Jr. | Smithfield | Tazewell |
| Aleksander Eugene Phillips | Chesapeake | Portsmouth/Suffolk/Chesapeake |
| Ethan McKenzie Phipps | Richlands | Alleghany |
| Saney Neyer Rojas-Tolay | Loudoun | Portsmouth/Suffolk/Chesapeake |
| Travis Scott Rose | Boydton | Mecklenburg |
| Christopher Daymond Rymer | Mechanicsville | Hanover/Henrico |
| Steven Lance Sims | Dayton, Ohio | Goochland |
| Ryan Thomas Smith | Midlothian | Caroline |
| Sebastian Jerrod Sterling | Virginia Beach | Virginia Beach |
| Dewvaul Washington Tracy, IV | Chesterfield | Chesterfield |
| Derek Matthew Wade | Dayton | Augusta |
| Stephen Christopher Ward | Bristol, Tennessee | Smyth |
| Jeffrey Lee Williams, Jr. | Danville | Halifax |
| Jayda De Shae Young | Harlan, Kentucky | Norfolk/Virginia Beach |
| Patrick Joseph Zarola | Scranton, Pennsylvania | Northampton |
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