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
Q9272017-2 (573) 526-6115
September 27, 2017
EMPHASIS: Lieutenant Joseph L. Armistead Promoted To Captain
Colonel Sandra K. Karsten, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces the following promotion effective October 1, 2017:
Lieutenant Joseph L. Armistead is being promoted to captain and designated director of the Budget & Procurement Division, General Headquarters, Jefferson City, MO.
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, General Headquarters on April 1, 2015.
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. Lt. Armistead graduated with Class #364 of the Northwestern University School of Police Staff and Command in 2014. Capt. Armistead and his wife, Teri (Froemsdorf), have two children, Savannah and Jack.
Photo available with this news release on the Patrol’s website.
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