>> a locally grown trooper with just the right temperament. >> he's a very compassionate person. that's exactly what we're looking is to calm emotions and bring some trust to the situation and certainly, ron was the right person for the right time and the right situation. >> today, i'm announcing the missouri highway patrol under the supervision of captain ron johnson who grew up in this area will be directing the team to provide security in ferguson. >> it would be his biggest assignment since joining the highway patrol 27 years ago. >> this is my original id card when i became a trooper. >> oh, wow. >> that's the original badge that i had. number 326. wallet is worn and tattered. i keep that to remind me of