NASHVILLE — Malachi Arline of McKenzie and a former officer with the Huntingdon Police Department, is among 18 new Tennessee State Troopers welcomed into the Tennessee Highway Patrol on Thursday, February 26, as part of Lateral Class 95.
Arline joined the Huntingdon Police Department on July 10, 2023, and completed the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy on June 20, 2024.
He went on to earn his place among the THP’s newest troopers.
The graduation ceremony was held at the Tennessee State Library and Archives, with Governor Bill Lee serving as keynote speaker.
Commissioner Jeff Long and THP Colonel Matt Perry also addressed the newest members of one of Tennessee’s most respected law enforcement agencies.
Arline and his fellow troopers completed 11 weeks of intensive training. Lateral Class 95 collectively brings 95 years of prior law enforcement experience to the THP.
“When you accept this badge, you make a promise…not just to uphold the law, but to represent the best of law enforcement,” Colonel Perry told the graduating class
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