MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Troop D - 3131 East Kearney St. - Springfield, MO 65803
NEWS RELEASE
For further information please contact:
Sergeant Mike McClure
(417) 895-6767 ext. 3448
D2021-4
September 28, 2021
EMPHASIS:
Captain Justin L. McCullough Announces Promotions
Captain Justin L. McCullough, commanding officer of Troop D, Springfield, is pleased to announce the following promotions effective October 1, 2021.
Trooper Brandon Butler was promoted to the rank of corporal and will remain in Zone 20, marine enforcement. Corporal Butler was appointed to the Missouri State Water Patrol on January 2, 2005, and after graduating from the Academy was assigned to Pomme de Terre lake. Corporal Butler is a native of Mount Vernon, Missouri where he also graduated from Mount Vernon High School. Corporal Butler earned a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice from Missouri State University and a Master of Science in criminal justice from the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, MO. Corporal Butler is married to Angie and they have two daughters, Kendall and Quinn.
Trooper Chad Heil was promoted to the rank of corporal and designated as an assistant zone supervisor of Zone 12, serving Christian County. Heil was appointed to the Patrol on January 8, 2006, and after graduating from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy was assigned to Zone 4, Taney County. Corporal Heil graduated from Sparta High School in Sparta, Illinois, and later attended Southeast Missouri State University, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Corporal Heil is married to Danielle and has three daughters, Savannah, Jaclyn, and Shelby.
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