MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
A Division Of The
Department of Public Safety
Troop B Headquarters - 308 Pine Crest Drive - Macon, MO 63552
NEWS RELEASE
For further information please contact: Sgt. Justin S. Dunn 660-385-2132 ext. 3224
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June 15, 2026
EMPHASIS: Troop B Promotion Effective June 16, 2026
Captain Erik A. Gottman, commanding officer of Troop B, announces the following promotion effective June 16, 2026.
Trooper Eric J. Smith will be promoted to corporal and designated the assistant zone supervisor of Zone 10, Randolph and Monroe counties.
Smith was appointed to the Patrol on February 1, 2021. After graduating from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy, he was assigned to Troop B, Zone 7, serving the citizens of Knox and Lewis counties. On January 1, 2024, he transferred to Zone 8, serving the citizens of Marion and Ralls counties.
Corporal Smith is a native of Hannibal, MO, and graduated from Hannibal High School. Cpl. Smith attended Lindenwood University, in St. Charles, MO. Cpl. Smith served in the United State Marine Corps where he achieved the rank of corporal as a combat engineer. Cpl. Smith was a police officer for the Hannibal Police Department prior to his appointment with the patrol.
A photo of Corporal Smith can be found with this news release on the Patrol’s website.