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
Q1252021 (573) 526-6115
January 25, 2021
EMPHASIS:
Corporal Richard A. Stewart Promoted To Sergeant
Captain Benjamin C. Jones, director of the Recruiting and Community Outreach Division, announces the following promotion effective February 1, 2021.
Corporal Richard A
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Stewart, Recruiting and Community Outreach Division, General Headquarters, Jefferson City, MO, is being promoted to sergeant and will remain in his current position as a full-time recruiter for the Troop A, Lee's Summit, MO, and Troop H, St. Joseph, MO, areas.
Stewart was appointed to the Patrol on March 15, 2000, as a member of the 77th Recruit Class. Upon completing his training at the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy, he was assigned to Troop D, Zone 6, Lawrence and Dade counties. He transferred to Zone 11, Jasper County, in July 2005. Stewart transferred to Troop C, Zone 5, Lincoln and Pike counties in April 2006. In July 2007, he returned to Troop D, Zone 11, Jasper County. In January 2017, Stewart transferred to the Recruiting and Community Outreach Division as a full-time recruiter covering the Troop A and Troop H areas.
Sergeant Stewart grew up in Springfield, MO, and graduated from Glendale High School in 1991. He attended Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State University) in Springfield. Sgt. Stewart and his wife, Heather (Lewallen), have two children.
Too many people die in traffic crashes each year in Missouri. The choices you make when you are behind the wheel matter. Make good choices, so you’ll never have to say, “If I could just go back...”
A photograph of Sgt. Stewart is posted with this news release on the Patrol’s website.
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