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: Lt. Eric F. Brown 573-526-6115
August 27, 2026
Q08272026
EMPHASIS: Sergeant Shawn A. Brazas Promoted
Captain Cody C. Frame, director of the Missouri State Highway Patrol Training Division, announces the promotion of Sergeant Shawn A. Brazas, effective September 1, 2026. Sgt. Brazas will be promoted to the rank of lieutenant and will transfer to the Training Division, General Headquarters, Jefferson City, where he will serve as a division assistant director.
Brazas joined the Patrol in January 2008, as a member of the 87th Recruit Class. Upon graduating from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy, he was assigned to Troop F, Zone 8, Callaway County. On February 1, 2019, Brazas was promoted to corporal and transferred to Zone 10, Boone County. He was promoted to the rank of sergeant and designated the zone supervisor of Zone 10 on June 1, 2021.
Lieutenant Brazas grew up in Rochester, NY. In 2003, he graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas Institute of Rochester in Rochester, NY. Lt. Brazas attended Harding University in Searcy, AR. In 2007, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice. Lt. Brazas is married to his wife, Jacquelyn (Fredendall), and they have two sons.
A photo of Lt. Brazas is available with this news release on the Patrol’s website.