According to the release from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the class of 33 graduates took the oath of office on Friday in Jefferson City.
The Honorable Robin Ransom, Supreme Court of Missouri, administered the Oath of Office to the new troopers. Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe provided the keynote address, and Colonel Turner also addressed the class, the 126th to graduated from the academy.
Among the 33, three are from southwest Missouri and two of those will be assigned to Troop D which covers most of the Lakes Region. Trooper David Armitage is from Spokane and Trooper Tyler Evans is from Strafford.
The third person from southwest Missouri, Trooper Jonathan R. LaTurno of Ozark, has been assigned to Troop C in the St. Louis area.
The officers will take their new positions on November 2.
Source: Missouri State Highway Patrol
