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
Q6172022-1 (573) 526-6115

June 17, 2022
EMPHASIS: Captain Justin L. McCullough Will Transfer July 1, 2022

Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces the following transfer effective July 1, 2022.

Captain Justin L. McCullough, commanding officer of Troop D, Springfield, MO, will transfer to General Headquarters, Jefferson City, MO. McCullough will be assigned to the Field Operations Bureau as the assistant bureau commander, and have direct oversight of troop-related operations and special events.

McCullough was appointed to the Patrol on January 16, 2001, as a member of the 78th Recruit Class. Upon completing his training at the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy, he was assigned to Troop I, Crawford County. In January 2007, he was promoted to the rank of corporal and designated assistant zone supervisor of Dent County. In October 2007, he began working as a commercial vehicle enforcement trooper. McCullough has worked in that capacity in both the Troop C, Weldon Spring, MO, and Troop I, Rolla, MO, areas. He was promoted to sergeant in 2009, and designated supervisor of Troop I’s commercial vehicle enforcement operations. McCullough was promoted to the rank of lieutenant and transferred to Troop F Headquarters, Jefferson City, effective December 1, 2013. On July 1, 2018, he transferred to the Executive Services Bureau, General Headquarters, Jefferson City, MO, where he served as the Patrol’s governmental affairs liaison. McCullough was promoted to the rank of captain and designated commanding officer of Troop D, Springfield, MO, on November 1, 2020.

Captain McCullough was born in Cape Girardeau, MO. He graduated from Jackson High School in Jackson, MO. In May 2000, he graduated from Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, MO, with a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice. Capt. McCullough and his wife, Stacy, have three children: Evan, Owen, and Olivia.

A photo of Capt. McCullough is available with this news release on the Patrol’s website.

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