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
B15111
November 1, 2015

EMPHASIS: Troop B Promotion, Transfers


Captain James E. Wilt, commanding officer of Troop B, Macon, announces the following Troop B promotion and transfers effective November 1, 2015.

Trooper Matthew J. Lewis was promoted to corporal, and designated the assistant zone supervisor of Zone 2, Macon and Shelby counties. Lewis was appointed to the Patrol on January 8, 2006, and after graduating from the Patrol Academy was assigned to Troop H, Zone 7, Clinton and Caldwell counties. On April 1, 2009, he transferred to Troop B, Zone 3, Linn and Chariton counties. He is a native of Brookfield, Missouri, and graduated from Brookfield High School. He attended Moberly Area Community College in Moberly, Missouri, and Maple Woods Community College in Kansas City, Missouri. He earned an associate degree from Mineral Area Community College in Park Hills, Missouri. He and his wife, Amy (Smith) Lewis, have three children.

Trooper James A. Rowe transferred from Zone 4, Putnam and Sullivan counties to Zone 10, Monroe and Randolph counties. Rowe was appointed to the Patrol on January 16, 2013, and after graduating from the Patrol Academy was assigned to Troop B, Zone 4. He is a native of New Cambria, Missouri, and graduated from Macon County R-IV High School. He holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Central Methodist University in Fayette, Missouri.

Trooper Rachel Lawrence transferred from Troop C, Zone 5, Lincoln and Pike counties, to Troop B, Zone 4, Putnam and Sullivan counties. Lawrence was appointed to the Patrol on January 3, 2011, and after graduating from the Patrol Academy was assigned to Troop C, Zone 5. She is a native of Unionville, Iowa, and graduated from Moravia High School in Moravia, Iowa. She holds an associate degree in criminal justice from Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa, Iowa. She is married to Jacob Lawrence.
Approximately 63 percent of Missouri fatal crash victims who are required to be restrained are NOT at the time of the traffic crash. The Patrol urges motorists to protect themselves and their passengers by making sure everyone in the vehicle is properly restrained in a seat belt or child restraint. Join us in supporting the Drive To Zero Highway Deaths. Watercraft operators should ensure that everyone in the vessel is wearing an approved life jacket. Click It 4 Life And Wear It!!


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