A new Arkansas State Trooper has been assigned to Little River County in Troop G.
Ian Nelson, 25, is one of 33 Arkansas State Police Trooper Recruits who received their certified law enforcement certificates recently during a graduation ceremony at the Arkansas State Capitol. The new troopers will report to their Highway Patrol Division assignments across the state in July.
Nelson is a graduate of Valliant High School and Carl Albert State College in Oklahoma.
The recruits reported to the Arkansas State Police Training Academy at state police administrative headquarters on Jan. 26. Since then, the recruits accumulated more than 1,000 hours of specialized classroom and practical training.
Upon reporting for duty at their respective troop headquarters, the new troopers will be placed with a certified departmental field training officer. Each graduate will work in tandem with their respective FTO for a transitional period prior to being released to their assignment.