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
Q6222020-3 (573) 526-6115

June 22, 2020
EMPHASIS: Capt. Joseph Armistead Transfers To Training Division

Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces the following transfer:

Captain Joseph L. Armistead, director, is transferring from the Professional Standards Division, General Headquarters to the Training Division, General Headquarters, effective July 1, 2020. He will serve as the director of the Training Division.

Armistead joined the Patrol on October 16, 2001, as a member of the 79th Recruit Class. Upon graduating from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy, he was assigned to Troop F, Zone 10, Boone County. He was promoted to corporal on May 13, 2007, and designated assistant zone supervisor of Troop F, Zone 3, Boone County. On October 14, 2007, Armistead transferred to the Training Division, General Headquarters, Jefferson City. He was promoted to sergeant on June 1, 2010, and remained assigned to the Training Division. Armistead was promoted to lieutenant and transferred to the Professional Standards Division on April 1, 2015. He was promoted to captain and designated director of the Budget and Procurement Division on October 1, 2017. On July 1, 2018, Armistead transferred to the Professional Standards Division and was designated as the director.

Captain Armistead was born in St. Louis County. He graduated from Bourbon High School in Bourbon, MO, in 1993. In 1997, he earned a Bachelor of Science in psychology from Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, MO. He earned a Master of Business Administration from William Woods University in Fulton, MO, in 2001. Capt. Armistead graduated with Class #364 of the Northwestern University School of Police Staff and Command in 2014. He graduated from Police Leadership -- West Point Model Executive Level training in 2019. Capt. Armistead and his wife, Teri (Froemsdorf), have six children, Savannah, Jack, Natalie, John, Raiden, and Lilly.

A photo of Capt. Armistead can be found with this news release on the Patrol’s website.

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