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

Troop A - 504 Southeast Blue Parkway - Lee's Summit, Missouri 64063

News Release

For further information please contact: Cpl. Justin Howard
A2025-02 (816) 622-0800 ext. 3149
May 27, 2025

EMPHASIS: Troop A Announces Promotion

Captain Steven V. Wilhoit, commanding officer of Troop A, Lee’s Summit, announces the following promotion effective June 1, 2025:

Trooper Casey M. McDonald has been promoted to the rank of corporal and designated the assistant supervisor of Zone 6, serving the citizens of Jackson County. McDonald was appointed to the Patrol on July 2, 2018, as a member of the 106th Recruit Class. Upon graduating from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy in Jefferson City, he was assigned to Troop A, Zone 3, serving the citizens of Clay County. He remained in Clay County until his promotion.

Corporal McDonald was born in Miami, FL, and later relocated with his family to Blue Springs, MO. He attended Blue Springs High School before ultimately obtaining his GED. Prior to joining the Patrol, Corporal McDonald attended the University of Missouri in Kansas City, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice and Criminology in 2017.

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