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

Troop E Headquarters - 4947 Highway 67 North - Poplar Bluff, MO 63901


News Release

For further information please contact: Trooper Clark D. Parrott
(573) 840-9500, Ext. 221
0117123
January 17, 2012

EMPHASIS: Patrol Awards Honorary Trooper Certificate


Captain George E. Ridens, commanding officer of Troop E, Poplar Bluff, announced that Steve E. Eddy, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, was recognized as an Honorary Trooper. Captain Ridens presented Mr. Eddy with an Honorary Trooper certificate at a ceremony on January 17, 2012, at Troop E headquarters. Mr. Eddy was recommended for his bravery while assisting a member of the Missouri State Highway Patrol effect an arrest on an armed and combative subject.

On December 15, 2011, a trooper made traffic stop on County Road 601. The driver of the vehicle became combative and began to resist the trooper. Mr. Eddy, who lives near the location of the traffic stop, offered his assistance to help subdue the subject. After placing the man in handcuffs, a loaded firearm was located on the ground where the driver began resisting.

Captain Ridens said, “Mr. Eddy is deserving of the Honorary Trooper certificate due to his exemplary actions. Unknowingly, Mr. Eddy upheld the motto of the Missouri State Highway Patrol of service and protection.”