MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Troop E Headquarters - 4947 Highway 67 North - Poplar Bluff, MO 63901
News Release
For further information please contact:
Sergeant Clark D. Parrott
(573) 840-9500, ext. 3532
E25
May 31, 2017
EMPHASIS:
Troop E Promotions Announced
Captain Jeffrey N. Vitale, commanding officer of Troop E, Poplar Bluff, announces the following promotions effective June 1, 2017.
Corporal Mark A. Winder has been promoted to sergeant and designated the zone supervisor of Zone 6, Mississippi, New Madrid and Scott counties. Winder was appointed to the Patrol on August 1, 1993. After graduating from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy, he was assigned to Troop C. In 1999, he transferred to Troop E and was promoted to corporal on June 1, 2002. He and his wife Kelly (Griffith) Winder have two children.
Trooper James C. Cooksey Jr. has been promoted to corporal and designated the assistant zone supervisor of Zone 7, Mississippi, New Madrid and Scott counties. Cooksey was appointed to the Patrol on July 1, 2008. After graduating from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy, he was assigned to Troop C. In 2009, he transferred to Troop E. He and his wife Heather (Hill) Cooksey have three children.
Trooper Adam N. Miller has been promoted to corporal and designated the assistant zone supervisor of Zone 5, Bollinger and Cape Girardeau counties. In 2009, he transferred to Troop E. He and his wife Becky (Bentley) Miller have two children.
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