Highway Patrol Class 64 Graduates With State Capitol Ceremony Friday

Highway Patrol Class 64 Graduates With State Capitol Ceremony Friday

PIERRE — Eleven South Dakota Highway Patrol Recruits transitioned into Troopers Friday at the South Dakota State Capitol in Pierre. Highway Patrol Superintendent Colonel Rick Miller says the graduation of Class 64 was special…

Miller told the class that respect is paramount…

South Dakota Supreme Court Chief Justice Steven Jensen gave his first address to a graduating trooper class and says the class will be held to a higher standard as public servants…

One member of each Class presents a response during the ceremony. Class 64 was represented by Trooper Ryan Fechner, who will be stationed in Parker…

New troopers assigned to central South Dakota include H-P-81, Blend Fetahi in Pierre, H-P-146, Shelby Hattum in Presho and H-P-59, Josh Albright in Gettysburg.

Josh Albright             HP 59 Gettysburg
Megan Bultsma         HP 80 Platte
Brextyn Burnette       HP 119 Canton
Ryan Fechner           HP 109 Parker
Blend Fetahi             HP 81 Pierre
Shelby Hattum         HP 146 Presho
Alexander Hemann  HP 108 Beresford
Kyle Knievel             HP 158 Wall
Ryan Needham        HP 172 Belle Fourche
Cameron Refsland   HP 176 Redfield
Maria Waldner          HP 183 Webster