MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Troop B Headquarters - 308 Pine Crest Drive - Macon, Missouri 63552
News Release
For further information please contact:
Sergeant Justin S. Dunn
(660) 385-2132 ext. 3224
September 27, 2024
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Troop B Announces Promotions
Captain Erik A. Gottman, commanding officer of Troop B, Macon, announces the following promotions effective October 1, 2024.
Trooper David L. Gipson will be promoted to the rank of corporal and designated assistant zone commander of Zone 10, Randolph and Monroe counties. Gipson was appointed to the Patrol on April 2, 2012, and after graduating from the Patrol Academy, was assigned to Troop B, Zone 1, Macon and Shelby counties. On August 17, 2014, he transferred to Zone 10, Randolph and Monroe counties. Gipson is a native of Huntsville, Missouri, and graduated from Westran High School. He holds an Associates of Applied Science in Computer Aided Drafting and Design from ITT Technical Institute in Earth City, Missouri.
Trooper Jason D. Miller will be promoted to the rank of corporal and designated assistant zone commander of Zone 11, Randolph and Monroe counties. Miller was appointed to the Patrol on July 1, 2009, and after graduating from the Patrol Academy, was assigned to Troop F, Zone 9, Montgomery County. On May 16, 2016, he transferred to the Gaming Division and was assigned to the Argosy Casino. On April 1, 2018, he transferred from the Gaming Division to Troop B, Zone 10, Randolph and Monroe counties. Miller is a native of St. Louis, Missouri, and graduated from Parkway North High School. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Biology with a minor in Criminal Justice from Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
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