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

Troop D Service Center - 5182 South Grand Avenue - Carthage MO 64836


News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Mike Watson
(417) 359-1500 ext. 4560
DS2014-19
December 22, 2014

EMPHASIS: New Trooper Assigned To Taney And Stone Counties


Captain Juan Villanueva, commanding officer of Troop D, Springfield, has announced that Trooper Kyle R. Copeland has been assigned to Troop D, Zone 15, which encompasses Taney and Stone counties. Copeland was appointed to the Patrol on July 1, 2014, as a member of the 99th Recruit Class, which graduated from the Patrol Academy on December 19, 2014. A native of Jefferson City, Missouri, Trooper Copeland is a 2008 graduate of Jefferson City High School. He graduated from Missouri State University, Springfield, in 2012, and received a bachelor's degree in communication. Trooper Copeland will begin his new assignment on January 5, 2015. His field training officer will be Corporal Seth D. Isringhausen, and his immediate supervisor will be Sergeant Cort A. Stuart.

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