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
Q262018-1 (573) 526-6115
February 6, 2019
EMPHASIS: Trooper Richard A. Stewart Promoted To Corporal
Captain Benjamin C. Jones, director of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Career Recruitment Division, announces the following promotion effective February 1, 2019:
Trooper Richard A. Stewart, Career Recruitment Division, General Headquarters, Jefferson City, MO, was promoted to corporal and will remain the full-time recruiter for Troop A, Lee's Summit, MO, and Troop H, St. Joseph, MO, areas.
Stewart was appointed to the Patrol on March 15, 2000, as a member of the 77th Recruit Class. Upon completing his training at the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy, he was assigned to Troop D, Zone 6, Lawrence/Dade County. He transferred to Zone 11, Jasper County, in July 2005. Stewart transferred to Troop C, Zone 5, Lincoln and Pike counties in April 2006. In July 2007, he returned to Troop D, Zone 11, Jasper County. In January 2017, Stewart transferred to the Career Recruitment Division as a full-time recruiter covering the Troop A, Troop H, and Troop D, Springfield, MO, areas.
Cpl. Stewart grew up in Springfield, and graduated from Glendale High School in 1991. He attended Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State University) in Springfield, MO. Cpl. Stewart and his wife, Heather (Lewallen), have two children.
A photograph is posted with this news release on the Patrol’s web site.
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