January 28, 2026 Q01282026 EMPHASIS: Promotion Effective February 1, 2026
Colonel Michael A. Turner, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces the following promotion effective February 1, 2026.
Lieutenant Scott A. Ballard will be promoted to the rank of captain and will serve as the commander of the Human Resources Division.
Ballard was appointed to the Patrol on June 29, 2003, as a member of the 81st Recruit Class. After graduating from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy on January 10, 2004, he was assigned to Troop F, Zone 6, Morgan and Moniteau counties. He transferred to Troop F, Zone 10, Boone County, on November 6, 2006. Ballard was promoted to corporal on December 1, 2011, and designated assistant zone supervisor of Troop F, Zone 3, Boone County. On September 1, 2017, he was promoted to sergeant and designated zone supervisor of Troop F, Zone 3, Boone County. Ballard was promoted to the rank of lieutenant and transferred to the Field Operations Bureau, General Headquarters, Jefferson City, MO, on June 1, 2021.
Capt. Ballard was born in St. Louis, MO, and graduated from Mehlville Senior High School, St. Louis, MO, in 1999. He is a graduate of Columbia College, Columbia, MO, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice in 2003. Capt. Ballard and his wife, Shanna, have three children, Ethan, Evan, and Emerson.
A photo of Capt. Ballard can be found with this news release on the Patrol's website.
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