MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Troop A - 504 SE Blue Parkway - Lee's Summit, MO 64083
NEWS RELEASE
For further information please contact:
Sgt. Andy Bell
(816) 622-0800 ext. 3149
A2020-09
June 5, 2020
EMPHASIS:
Troop A Announces Promotion
Captain Scott A. Shipers, commanding officer of Troop A, Lee’s Summit, announces the following promotion effective June 1, 2020.
Trooper Billy V. Cole was promoted to the rank of corporal and designated as an assistant zone supervisor of Zone 19, serving Troop A as a marine operations trooper. Cole was appointed to the Patrol on July 1, 2010, as a member of the 92nd Recruit Class. After graduating from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy, he was assigned to Troop A, Zone 1, serving Platte County. On April 29, 2018, Cole transferred to Zone 19 as a marine operations trooper.
Corporal Cole was born in Douglas, Arizona. He was homeschooled and in 2009 obtained an associate degree in business finance from the University of Phoenix. Corporal Cole is married to Amanda (Adams) and they have two daughters: Jenna (11), Malina (7).
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