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Capt. J. Tim Hull

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Q080610

September 1, 2006



EMPHASIS: September 1 Promotions



Colonel James F. Keathley announces the following promotions effective September 1, 2006:



Lieutenant Lester D. Elder is being promoted to the rank of captain and designated director of the Gaming Division, General Headquarters, Jefferson City, MO.



Elder was appointed to the Patrol on July 1, 1989. Upon completing his training at the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy, he was assigned to Troop H, Zone 3, Gentry County. In 1992, he transferred to Troop F, Zone 4, Mexico, MO. He was promoted to corporal in 1995, and designated assistant zone commander of Zone 8, Fulton, MO. Later that year, he returned to Zone 4, Mexico, MO, and was designated assistant zone commander of that zone. Elder was promoted to sergeant and designated zone commander of Zone 4, Mexico, in 1996. He was promoted to lieutenant and designated assistant director of the Criminal Records and Identification Division in June 2002.



Captain Elder was born in Kirksville, MO. He graduated from Macon R-1 High School in 1985. In 1987, he earned an associate’s degree in criminal justice from Northeast Missouri State University in Kirksville, MO. From 1986-1994, he served in the United States Marine Corps Reserves from which he was honorably discharged. Capt. Elder and his wife, Heather (Newman), have two children: Levi and Tanner.



Lieutenant Luke Vislay is being promoted to the rank of captain and designated director of the Division of Drug and Crime Control.



Vislay was appointed to the Patrol on August 3, 1986. After graduating from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy, his first assignment was to Troop F, Zone 9, Hermann, MO. In 1987, Vislay transferred from Troop F to the Division of Drug and Crime Control (DDCC), General Headquarters. In 1991, he returned to Troop F, Zone 9. He was promoted to corporal in 1993, and designated assistant zone commander of Zone 2, Cole/Callaway counties. He was promoted to sergeant in 1996, and designated zone commander of Osage and Gasconade counties. After completing an internship in 1997, Vislay transferred to DDCC, General Headquarters, as a criminal investigator. He was promoted to lieutenant in August 2002, and designated assistant director of DDCC.



Captain Vislay was born in Pittsburgh, PA. He graduated from Penn Hills High School in Penn Hills, PA, in 1980. He attended the Community College of Allegheny County from 1980-1982. Capt. Vislay and his wife, Gretchen (Loebach), have a son named Jacob.