MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Troop B - 308 Pine Crest Drive - Macon, Missouri 63552
NEWS RELEASE
For further information please contact:
Sergeant Eric F. Brown
(660) 385-2132
August 3, 2020
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EMPHASIS:
Troop B Promotions Effective August 1, 2020
Captain Erik A. Gottman, commanding officer of Troop B, Macon, announces the following promotions effective August 1, 2020.
Corporal Doug E. Siegfried was promoted to sergeant and designated the zone supervisor of Zone 5, serving the citizens of Adair and Schuyler counties. Siegfried was appointed to the Patrol on June 29, 2003, as a member of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s 81st Recruit Class. He graduated from the Patrol Academy on June 10, 2004, and was assigned to Troop B, Zone 4, serving the citizens of Putnam and Sullivan counties. On September 18, 2005, he transferred to Troop B, Zone 6, serving the citizens of Clark and Scotland counties. On February 1, 2012, he was promoted to corporal and designated the assistant zone supervisor of Zone 6.
Sergeant Siegfried graduated from Nauvoo-Colusa High School in Nauvoo, Illinois. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois. Sgt. Siegfried and his wife, Kristina (Parker), have three children.
Trooper Chris R. Kottwitz was promoted to corporal and designated the assistant zone supervisor of Troop B, Zone 6, serving the citizens of Clark and Scotland counties. Kottwitz was appointed to the Patrol on July 1, 2014, as a member of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s 99th Recruit Class. Upon completion of the Patrol Academy on December 19, 2014, he was assigned to Troop B, Zone 6. On May 1, 2020, he transferred to Troop B, Zone 4, serving the citizens of Putnam and Sullivan counties.
Corporal Kottwitz graduated from Putnam County High School. He holds an associate degree in criminal justice from Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, Missouri. Corporal Kottwitz and his wife, Courtnee (Ream), have two children.
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