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

Troop B Headquarters - 308 Pine Crest Drive - Macon, MO 63552


NEWS RELEASE

For further information please contact: Sergeant Brent J. Bernhardt
(660) 385-2132
B10081
August 2, 2010

EMPHASIS: Troop B Promotions And Transfer Effective August 1, 2010


Captain James E. Wilt, commanding officer of Troop B, Macon, is pleased to announce the following Troop B promotions and transfer effective August 1, 2010.
Corporal Brad Ream was promoted to sergeant and designated the zone commander of Zone 4, which serves the citizens of Putnam and Sullivan counties. Ream was appointed to the Patrol on January 1, 1999. After graduating from the Patrol Academy he was assigned to Troop A, Saline County. On December 1, 2001, he transferred to Troop B and was assigned to Zone 4. On May 30, 2004, he was promoted to corporal and designated the assistant zone commander of Zone 4. He is a native of Unionville, Missouri, and graduated from Putnam County High School in Unionville, Missouri. Prior to his appointment with the Patrol, he attended Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa, Iowa, and was employed at Premium Standard Farms. Sergeant Ream and his wife, Leslie (Clinkenbeard), have four children: Trey, Kelsie, Haiden, and Owen.
Trooper Joseph Davidson was promoted to corporal and designated the assistant zone commander of Zone 6, Clark and Scotland counties. Davidson was appointed to the Patrol on January 18, 2004. After graduating from the Patrol Academy he was assigned to Troop B, Zone 4, Putnam and Sullivan counties. On August 1, 2008, he transferred to Zone 6, Clark and Scotland counties. He is a native of Kahoka, Missouri, and graduated from Clark County R-1 High School. Prior to his appointment with the Patrol he worked at the Clark County Sheriff's Department, Kahoka Police Department, and the Clark County Ambulance District. Corporal Davidson and his wife, Haley (Armstrong), have two children: Nataley and Simon.
Trooper Sean Smeltser will transfer from Zone 5, Adair and Schuyler counties, to Zone 1, Macon and Shelby counties. Smeltser was appointed to the Patrol June 29, 2003. After graduating from the Patrol Academy, he was assigned to Troop B, Zone 4, Putnam and Sullivan counties. On August 20, 2006, he transferred to Zone 5, Adair and Schuyler counties. He is a native of Hannibal, Missouri, and graduated from Hannibal High School, and earned an associate’s of arts degree from Southeastern Community College in West Burlington, Iowa. Prior to his appointment to the Patrol, he served in the United States Army and also served as a police officer in Kirksville, Missouri. Trooper Smeltser and his wife, Tammy (Christuffer), have four children: Stephanie, Natasha, Evan, and Hailey.

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