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
11152022-1 (573) 526-6115
November 15, 2022
EMPHASIS: Lieutenant Colonel Lance M. MacLaughlin To Retire
Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces Lieutenant Colonel Lance M. MacLaughlin, assistant superintendent of the Patrol, will retire December 1, 2022, after 27 years, four months of dedicated service.
MacLaughlin joined the Patrol on July 1, 1995, as a member of the 70th Recruit Class. Upon graduating from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy, he was assigned to Troop A, Zone 1, Platte County. He transferred to Zone 10, Saline County, in May 1997. MacLaughlin was promoted to corporal on August 1, 2001, and was designated assistant zone supervisor of Zone 10. On November 16, 2003, he was promoted to sergeant and designated zone supervisor of Zone 16, Benton County. On January 1, 2006, he transferred to the Training Division, General Headquarters, Jefferson City, as an instructor. In August of that same year, he transferred to the Professional Standards Division. MacLaughlin was promoted to lieutenant on July 1, 2007. He was designated assistant director of the Professional Standards Division on June 1, 2011. He was promoted to captain and designated director of the Budget and Procurement Division on September 1, 2012. MacLaughlin was promoted to the rank of major and designated commander of the Executive Services Bureau on September 1, 2017. As a major, he served as a member of the Patrol’s Command Staff with direct oversight responsibility for the Budget and Procurement Division, Governor's Security Division, Research and Development Division, and legislative liaison. On January 1, 2021, MacLaughlin was promoted to lieutenant colonel where he served as assistant superintendent of the Patrol and a member of the Patrol’s Command Staff. In addition to acting in the superintendent’s absence and at his request, Lt. Col. MacLaughlin has had direct oversight over the Professional Standards Division, Public Information and Education Division, and the Patrol's legal counsel.
Lieutenant Colonel MacLaughlin was born in Fort Benning, GA. He graduated from Marshall High School, Marshall, MO, in 1988. He earned a Bachelor of Science in sociology from Missouri Valley College, Marshall, MO, in 1991. In 2000, he earned his Master of Science in criminal justice administration from the University of Central Missouri (then Central Missouri State University). MacLaughlin graduated from Northwestern University School of Police Staff and Command Class #317 in 2011. He completed Police Leadership: The West Point Model Executive Level Course in 2019. Lt. Col. MacLaughlin and his wife, Teri, have four sons, Bradley, Ian, Conner, and Cooper.
A photo of Lt. Col. MacLaughlin is available with this news release on the Patrol’s web site.
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