News Release

For further information please contact: Sgt. Kent Casey
417-359-1500 ext. 2229
DS030608
March 8, 2008

EMPHASIS: Sergeant Mike Watson Is Troop D Service Center's New Public Information & Education Officer



Troop D’s commander, Captain Randy Beydler, is pleased to announce the appointment of Sergeant Mike Watson, effective April 1, 2008, as the new public information and education officer for the Troop D Carthage Service Center area. He is one of two public information and education officers assigned to Troop D. His primary responsibility will be to cover the western half of the 18-county, Troop D region.
Sgt. Watson was born in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, and graduated from Branson High School in Branson, Missouri. He attended the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, graduating in 1990, with a bachelor’s of science degree in criminal justice. Sgt. Watson began his career with the Patrol in January 1992, and was first assigned to Jasper County. In 1997, he was promoted to corporal and designated assistant zone supervisor in Jasper County. In 2002, Sgt. Watson was promoted to sergeant and designated zone supervisor in Jasper County.
Sgt. Watson is the son of the late Jerry and Pat Watson of Branson, Missouri. Mike and his wife, Camron, are the parents of one daughter, Katie (11), and one son, Keegan (6). Sgt. Watson is replacing Sgt. Kent Casey, who is retiring at the end of March 2008.

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