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

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


NEWS RELEASE

For further information please contact: Sergeant Brent J. Bernhardt
(660) 385-2132
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February 3, 2014

EMPHASIS: Retirement Of Sergeant Kevin W. Hyatt


Captain James E. Wilt, commanding officer of Troop B, Macon, announces on February 1, 2014, Sergeant Kevin W. Hyatt retired after serving over 31 years with the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Hyatt began his career with the Patrol on January 1, 1983, and was a member of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s 55th Recruit Class. After graduating from the Patrol Academy, he was assigned to Troop B, Zone 10, which serves Monroe and Randolph counties. On June 1, 1991, he was promoted to corporal, and was designated the assistant zone commander of Zone 2, which serves Macon and Shelby counties. On September 1, 1994, he was promoted to sergeant, and designated the zone commander of Zone 10. On June 1, 1997, he was designated supervisor of Troop B’s Commercial Motor Vehicle Enforcement, Motor Vehicle Inspection, and Driver Examination sections. On June 1, 2002, he was designated as the Troop B evidence/supply officer, the position from which he retires. During his career, he served as a field training officer, range officer, and was assigned to a number of Patrol details.
Hyatt is a native of Macon, Missouri, and graduated from Macon R-1 High School. He attended Moberly Area Community College in Moberly, Missouri; Tennessee Temple University in Chattanooga, Tennessee; and obtained a bachelor's of science degree in business administration from Truman State University (formerly Northeast Missouri State University) in Kirksville, Missouri. Sergeant Hyatt is married to Kathy (Hess) Hyatt, a native of Moberly, Missouri, and they have two grown children: Bradley and Melissa.
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