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 Michael McClure
(417)895-6868
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October 3, 2022
EMPHASIS:
Captain D. Scott Sater Announces Promotion
Captain D. Scott Sater, commanding officer of Troop D, Springfield, is pleased to announce the following promotion effective October 1, 2022.
Sergeant Eddie J. Walker has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant and will join the command staff in Troop D, Springfield. Walker was appointed to the Patrol on January 1, 1997, as a member of the 73rd Recruit Class. After graduating from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy, he was assigned to Troop D, Zone 5, serving Jasper County. In March 2007, Walker transferred to Zone 18 and served as commercial vehicle enforcement trooper. Walker was promoted to the rank of corporal on June 1, 2010. He was promoted to the rank of sergeant on July 1, 2015, and designated as supervisor of Zone 18.
Lieutenant Walker was born in Forsyth, Missouri. He graduated from Forsyth High School in 1989. Walker earned a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice from College of the Ozarks. Lieutenant Walker currently serves as a chief warrant officer three assigned to the 3-238th Aviation Regiment in the Missouri National Guard. Lieutenant Walker is married to Susan R. Walker.
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Photo of Lieutenant Walker available upon request.
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