MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Troop D Service Center - 5182 South Grand Avenue - Carthage MO 64836


News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Mike Watson
(417) 359-1500 ext. 2229
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January 11, 2013

EMPHASIS: Troop D Transfers


Captain Juan Villanueva, commanding officer of Troop D, Springfield, announces the transfer of three troopers to Troop D.

Effective January 1, 2013, Trooper Levi E. Rawson transferred from Troop E, Poplar Bluff, to Troop D. He has been assigned to Zone 6, serving the citizens of Lawrence and Dade counties. Trooper Rawson was born in St. Maries, Georgia, and graduated from Dexter High School, Dexter, Missouri, in 2005. He attended Missouri State University, Springfield, and graduated in 2007 with an associate’s degree in crime and society. Appointed to the Patrol in 2008, Trooper Rawson was first assigned to Stoddard County in Troop E. He is married to Meghan (Sparkes) and they are the parents of a son, Wakely, 1.

Effective January 1, 2013, Trooper Chase A. Stallcup transferred from Troop I, Rolla, to Troop D. He has been assigned to Zone 10, serving the citizens of Webster County. A native of Sparta, Missouri, Trooper Stallcup graduated from Sparta High School in 2004. He attended Drury University, Springfield, and graduated in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in criminology. Appointed to the Patrol in 2008, Trooper Stallcup was assigned to both Laclede and Pulaski counties while in Troop I. He is married to Jordan (Muilenburg) and they are the parents of a daughter, Norah, 3, and a son, Jaxon, 1.

Effective January 1, 2013, Trooper Adam S. Rice transferred from Troop H, St. Joseph, to Troop D. He has been assigned to Zone 9, serving the citizens of Cedar and St. Clair counties. Trooper Rice was born in Branson, Missouri, and graduated from Nixa High School, Nixa, Missouri, in 2003. He served in the Army National Guard from 2002 until 2007, attaining the rank of sergeant. Trooper Rice was appointed to the Patrol in 2006 as a member of the 85th Recruit Class and upon graduation was assigned to Atchison and Holt counties in Troop H. He is married to Jessica (Peak) and they are the parents of a daughter, Aliana, 10, and a son, Elijah, 3. Trooper Rice is the son of Corporal D. Scott and Mrs. Sheila Rice, of Nixa. Cpl. Rice is assigned to Troop D, also.

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