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WI State Trooper becomes U.S. citizen
Richard Callus, a United Kingdom-native who works as a Wisconsin State Trooper, became a U.S. citizen during halftime at the Milwaukee Bucks game on Saturday, Jan. 27.
MILWAUKEE - Halftime during Saturday's (Jan. 27) Bucks game meant a full-time change for several people, as they all became United States citizens.
And among the group was Richard Callus, who's a Wisconsin State Trooper.
FOX6 interviewed Callus on his first day at work for a unique reason: Wisconsin State Patrol does not require U.S. citizenship for employment.
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Callus is from the United Kingdom. He told FOX6 he'd been working toward citizenship for years.
"It's just a special occasion today, there's no other higher privilege or honor than being able to call yourself a U.S. citizen," said Callus.
Callus spent 11 years working for a police department in the United Kingdom before joining the Wisconsin State Patrol.
Several people became U.S. citizens
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His wife is from Wisconsin.
FOX6 congratulates everyone who took their Oath of Citizenship.