MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Troop F Headquarters - 2920 North Shamrock Road - Jefferson City, MO 65102
NEWS RELEASE
For further information please contact:
Sergeant Scott White
573-751-1000
F160902
September 9, 2016
EMPHASIS:
Captain Michael Turner Announces Troop F Promotion
Captain Michael A. Turner, commanding officer of Troop F, Jefferson City, announces the following promotion effective September 1, 2016.
Corporal Derrick Powell was promoted to sergeant and designated the zone supervisor of Zone 7, Cooper and Howard counties. Powell was appointed to the Patrol on October 20, 2002, and after graduating from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy was assigned to Troop F. On October 1, 2012, he was promoted to corporal and designated the assistant zone supervisor of Zone 7, Cooper and Howard counties.
Powell is a native of New Franklin, Missouri, and graduated from New Franklin High School. Before his appointment to the Patrol, he graduated from Drury University in Springfield, Missouri, with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. Sergeant Powell is married to Tara and they have two children.
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