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Crime fighting runs in the blood of a Florida family welcoming one more into the family business.

Today the Florida Highway Patrol graduated 42 new troopers in its 119th class. Among them; 21 year old Matthew Davis. Davis’s dad is FHP Corporal Dewayne Davis and his uncle is a trooper in Mississippi. Matthew spent 27 weeks in training and says he couldn’t have made it through without help from his family.

“I knew what I was getting into. I heard the stories and everything, though training. They just talked to me at night on the phone and helped me through it,” said Matthew Davis.

“I couldn’t be prouder of my son. He’s worked hard for where he’s got. These guys trained him well and I’m just a proud father right now,” said Dewayne Davis.

Corporal Dewayne Davis is stationed in Crestview. His son Matthew will join troop D in Orlando.