Graduation ceremonies were held last week for 39 new troopers with the Tennessee Highway Patrol. One of those graduates will be assigned to Cannon County, Trooper Daniel Butler.
Members of Cadet Class 1208 have spent the past 19 weeks undergoing extensive law enforcement training at the Tennessee Department of Safety Training Center. The more than 892 hours of classroom training included criminal and constitutional law, patrol procedures, professional ethical conduct and firearms. The new graduates will now advance to a minimum of 13 weeks of field training.
Trooper Butler is from Pickett County. He has prior law enforcement experience, having worked as part of the Overton County Sheriff Department and the Cookeville Police Department. He is married and has one child.
According to Sheriff Billy Nichols, “We are pleased to welcome this new Trooper to our County and look forward to working with him.”