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

Troop D Headquarters - 3131 East Kearney - Springfield, MO 65803


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D2010-03
January 26, 2010

EMPHASIS: Patrol Announces Promotion


Captain Juan Villanueva, commanding officer, Troop D, is pleased to announce that effective January 1, 2010 Sergeant William D. (Bill) Choate was promoted to the rank of lieutenant and joined the staff at Troop D, Springfield.
Lt. Choate was born in Ohio. He graduated from Sikeston High School in Sikeston, MO, in 1974. He served on active duty in the United States Marine Corps from 1974 - 1978. Choate graduated from the University of Missouri in 1983 with a bachelor’s of science degree in fisheries and wildlife. Appointed to the Patrol in 1986, Choate was assigned to Troop C, St. Louis, working in Jefferson County. In 1993, he was promoted to corporal and remained in Jefferson County. In 1995, he was promoted to sergeant and transferred to St. Francois County, a position he has held until his recent promotion.
Lieutenant Choate currently resides in Farmington, Missouri. He is married and has one child, Lauren (18).