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

Troop D Headquarters, 3131 East Kearney, Springfield, Missouri, 65803

News Release

For further information please contact: Trooper Sam Carpenter
(417) 359-1500 x4560
D-01122022
January 12, 2022

EMPHASIS: Three New Troopers Assigned To Troop D


Captain Justin L. McCullough, commanding officer of Troop D, Springfield, is pleased to announce the assignment of three new troopers to Troop D. The new troopers were members of the 112th Recruit Class that graduated from the Patrol Academy on January 12, 2022. The new troopers will report to duty in their assigned troops on Monday, January 31, 2022.

Trooper Marissa L. Harris will be assigned to Zone 15, Stone and Taney counties. Trooper Harris, originally from St. Charles, Missouri, is a 2016 graduate of Montgomery County High School. Trooper Harris is also a 2020 graduate of Missouri State University.

Trooper Christopher T. Schmidt will be assigned to Zone 4, Stone and Taney counties. Trooper Schmidt, originally from Springfield, Missouri, is a 2011 graduate of Buffalo High School and attended Missouri State University. Trooper Schmidt is married.

Trooper Scott J. Walden will be assigned to Zone 14, Barry County. Trooper Walden, originally from Lawson, Missouri, is a 2017 graduate of Kearney High School and is an Army vetran.

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Photos of the new troopers are available with this news release on the Patrol’s website.

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