MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Troop B - 308 Pine Crest Drive - Macon, Missouri 63552
NEWS RELEASE
For further information please contact:
Sergeant Eric F. Brown
(660) 385-2132
June 3, 2020
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EMPHASIS:
Troop B Announces Retirement Of Sergeant Michael Kauth
Captain James E. Wilt, commanding officer of Troop B, Macon, announces effective June 1, 2020, Sergeant Michael Kauth will retire from the Missouri State Highway Patrol after over 28 years of dedicated service.
Sergeant Kauth was appointed to the Patrol on January 1, 1992, as a member of the 64th Recruit Class. After graduating from the Patrol Academy, he was assigned to Troop B, Zone 6, Clark and Scotland counties. On January 1, 1997, he was promoted to corporal and designated the assistant zone supervisor of Zone 6. On August 24, 2003, he was promoted to sergeant and designated the zone supervisor of Zone 6. It is from this assignment that Sergeant Kauth retires.
Sergeant Kauth is a native of Easton, Missouri, and graduated from East Buchanan High School, in Gower, Missouri. He attended Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri. He is married to Jennifer (Malone). They have six children and two grandchildren.
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