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Troopers in their dress uniform prior to their commissioning. (Front row, l to r) Col. John Butler, Capt. Derek Mickelson; (Second row, l to r) Tpr. Brian Kessler, Tpr. Joshua Powell, Tpr. Richard Rhoades, Tpr. Anthony Alcon, Tpr. John Vance; (Third row, l to r) Tpr. Ross Washburn, Tpr. James Rose, Tpr. James Weck, Tpr. Jason Jurca; (Fourth row, l to r) Lt. Klief Guenther, Tpr. Michael Gray, Sgt. Chris Schell, and Tpr. Forrest Bright.
On March 14, the Wyoming Highway Patrol graduated its 84th class of recruits. The eleven graduates of the 84th class were commissioned at the Supreme Court Building in downtown Cheyenne. All five Wyoming justices, Chief Justice Marilyn Kite, Justice William Hill, Justice Barton Voigt, Justice James Burke, and Justice Michael Davis were on hand for the commissioning. The recruits had attended 13 weeks of rigorous Wyoming Highway Patrol Academy classes consisting of constitutional law, traffic law, crash investigation, motor carrier enforcement and officer safety training, to name a few. Those recruits who were not previously law enforcement officers were required
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to take 13 weeks of additional training prior to attending the WHP Academy classes. The Wyoming Highway Patrol is proud to present their newest troopers. Trooper Anthony Alcon, Gillette, badge number 202, was born and raised in Cheyenne. Alcon began his law enforcement career in 2009 as a detention officer with the Platte County Sheriff ’s Office and subsequently given an opportunity in 2010 to work for the Torrington Police Department. Alcon worked with the Torrington PD for four years
and ended his police department career with the rank of sergeant. He spends his off-duty time with his beautiful wife Cassandra and their two children, Anthony Jr. and Mariah. Alcon also enjoys going to his son’s sporting events, along with hunting, camping and fishing. He is looking forward to a long and successful career with WHP. Trooper Forrest Bright, Cheyenne, badge number 64, is a Wyoming native and a graduate of Evanston High School. Bright attended Weber State College in Ogden, Utah as a Police Science major. Bright