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

Troop E Headquarters - 4947 Highway 67 North - Poplar Bluff, MO 63901


News Release

For further information please contact: Corporal Clark D. Parrott
(573) 840-9500, ext. 3532
05141414
May 14, 2014

EMPHASIS: Captain Ridens Announces Promotion Of Trooper Andrew F. Cheaney


Captain George E. Ridens, commanding officer of Troop E, Poplar Bluff, is pleased to announce the promotion of Trooper Andrew F. Cheaney. He has been promoted to the rank of corporal and designated the assistant zone supervisor of Zone 7, which serves the citizens of Scott, Mississippi, and New Madrid counties. Cheaney was appointed to the Patrol on January 1, 2001, as a member of the 78th Recruit Class. Upon graduating from the Academy, Cheaney was assigned to Troop C, Zone 13, which serves the citizens of Jefferson County. January 1, 2011, Cheaney transferred to Troop E, Zone 13, which serves the citizens of Madison and Iron counties.

Corporal Cheaney is a graduate of Arcadia Valley High School and Southeast Missouri State University. Corporal Cheaney and his wife, Heather (Smith), have two sons: Carter and Layton.

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