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: Corporal Clark D. Parrott
(573) 840-9500, ext. 3532
07071423
July 7, 2014

EMPHASIS: Captain Ridens Announces The Promotion Of Trooper Richard L. Ayers

Captain George E. Ridens, commanding officer of Troop E, Poplar Bluff, is pleased to announce the promotion of Trooper Richard L. Ayers to the rank of corporal, which was effective July 1, 2014. Corporal Ayers has been designated the assistant zone supervisor of Zone 3, which serves the citizens of Wayne County.

Ayers is a 1987 graduate of Doniphan High School in Doniphan, Missouri, and holds an associate’s degree general studies from Three Rivers Community College in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Ayers was appointed to the Patrol on January 1, 1999, as a member of the 76th Recruit Class. Upon graduating from the Academy, Ayers was assigned to Troop E, Zone 3, Wayne County. Corporal Ayers and his wife, Lisa (Garrison), have two sons: Austin and Taylor.

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