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

Troop A - 504 E. Blue Parkway - Lee's Summit, MO 64063

NEWS RELEASE

For further information please contact: Sgt. Collin Stosberg
(816) 622-0800 ext. 3149
October 14, 2016
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EMPHASIS: Troop A Promotions -- Corporal James Thuss & Corporal Jeffrey Huff

Captain Scott Shipers, commanding officer of Troop A, Lee's Summit, announces effective, October 1, 2016, Trooper James E. Thuss was promoted to the rank of corporal and designated the assistant zone supervisor of Zone 11, which serves Cass County. Thuss was appointed to the Missouri State Highway Patrol on July 1, 1996, as part of the 72nd Recruit Class. After graduating from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy, he was assigned to Jackson County, Zone 7. He transferred to the Gaming Division in 2011, then returned to Zone 11 in January 2014. Corporal Thuss is also a member of the Troop A SWAT team.

Thuss was born in Great Falls, Montana. He graduated from Lutheran High South, in Affton, Missouri, in 1983. Before joining the Patrol, he attended College of the Ozarks, in Point Lookout, Missouri. Corporal Thuss is married to Melody (Prine), who is originally from Nemo, Texas, and they have two daughters, Emily, 18, and Audrey, 15.

Effective October 1, 2016, Trooper Jeffrey W. Huff was promoted to the rank of corporal and designated the assistant zone supervisor of Zone 6, which serves Jackson County. Huff was appointed to the Missouri State Highway Patrol on July 1, 2010, as part of the 92nd Recruit Class. After graduating from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy, he was assigned to Clay County, Zone 4. He is also a member of the Troop A SWAT team.

Huff was born in Columbia, Missouri. He graduated from Wellsville High School, in Wellsville, Missouri, in 2001. Before joining the Patrol, he attended Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration in 2005. Corporal Huff is married to Megan (Mosser), who is originally from St. Joseph, MO, and they have one son, Mason, 3.


(Photographs available upon request.)

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