FORT WAYNE, IN- Trooper Ross S. Johnson, previously assigned to the Toll Road Post, has been promoted to the rank of Corporal and transferred down to the Fort Wayne Post, where he now serves as the 3rd shift district duty officer. In this new assignment, Corporal Johnson will oversee late night State Police operations for the Fort Wayne and Peru Districts, both of which are dispatched out of the ISP Regional Dispatch Center in Fort Wayne.
Corporal Johnson is an eight-year veteran of the Department. His career with the State Police began May 1st, 2014, when he graduated from the 73rd ISP Academy Class. He is originally from Newton, Illinois and graduated from Newton Community High School in 2010. After high school he went on to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Illinois. During his college career, Johnson was a collegiate athlete, running track and field and earning NAIA All-American status in the 4×400 meter relay. He also served as a student council member in college being elected by his peers.
Prior to being promoted and transferred to the Fort Wayne Post, Corporal Johnson served over seven years at the Jasper Post, and nearly one year at the Toll Road Post. Johnson is currently certified as an emergency vehicle operations (EVO) instructor, PIT maneuver instructor, Crash Reconstructionist, Field Training Officer, speed timing device instructor (Radar, Lidar, Vascar), and also serves as an honor guard team member. He has previously served as a meth suppression team member, as well as the Area III representative for the Indiana State Police Alliance.
