MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
A Division Of The
Department of Public Safety
Public Information and Education Division - PO Box 568 - Jefferson City, MO 65102
NEWS RELEASE
For further information please contact:
Capt. John J. Hotz
Q8172016-2 (573) 526-6115
August 17, 2016
EMPHASIS: Colonel J. Bret Johnson Announces Promotion
Colonel J. Bret Johnson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces the following promotion effective September 1, 2016:
Sergeant Brent J. Drummond is being promoted to the rank of lieutenant and assigned to the Patrol Records Division, General Headquarters, Jefferson City, MO. Lt. Drummond will serve as the Patrol's Custodian of Records.
Drummond was appointed to the Patrol on January 16, 2001, as a member of the 78th Recruit Class. After graduating from the Law Enforcement Academy, he was assigned to Troop F, Zone 7, Cooper/Howard counties. On February 5, 2006, he was promoted to corporal and designated assistant zone supervisor of Zone 7. Drummond was promoted to sergeant on September 9, 2007, and designated zone supervisor of Zone 7.
Lt. Drummond grew up on Glasgow, MO, and graduated from Glasgow High School in 1996. He graduated from the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, MO, with a Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice. In 2015, he completed IACP's Leadership In Police Organizations course. Lt. Drummond and his wife Janell (Gifford) have three children: Allison, Katelyn, and Kellen.
A photo is available with this news release on the Patrol’s website.
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