MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Troop G - 1226 W. Bus. 60/63, Willow Springs, MO 65793
News Release
For further information please contact:
Sergeant Jeff Kinder
(417) 469-3121, ext. 3735
G-09173
September 11, 2017
EMPHASIS:
Troop G Announces Promotions
Captain Mark G. Inman, commanding officer of Troop G, Willow Springs, announces the following Troop G promotions effective September 1, 2017.
Trooper Johnathan R. Roberts was promoted to corporal, and will remain in his current assignment as a marine operations trooper. Roberts began his law enforcement career on December 1, 2007, with the Water Patrol and was a member of the 35th Water Patrol class. He was appointed to the Highway Patrol on January 1, 2011, and was assigned to Zone 5, Douglas and Ozark counties. In 2015, he was transferred to the newly created Zone 12, and assigned to marine operations. He is a native of Ellington, Missouri, and graduated from Ellington High School. He attended Three Rivers Community College in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, where he earned an associate degree. He also attended Hannibal LaGrange University in Hannibal, Missouri, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in administration of justice. He and his wife, Ralena (Ratliff), have one child and are expecting a second.
Trooper Mark A. Philpott was promoted to corporal, and designated the assistant zone supervisor of Zone 1, Wright County. Philpott was appointed to the Patrol on July 1, 2011, and after graduating the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy he was assigned to Troop G, Zone 4, Carter and Reynolds counties. In 2013, he transferred to Zone 2, Texas County. He is a native of Ava, Missouri, and graduated from Ava High School. He holds an associate degree in criminal justice from Mineral Area College in Park Hills, Missouri. He and his wife, Alexandra (Noll), have two children.
The only 100 percent survivable traffic crash is the one that never happens. Make sure everyone in the vehicle is properly restrained in a seat belt or child restraint. Every day as we travel on Missouri’s roadways, we trust that every driver on the road is going to obey the speed limit, pay attention, and drive sober.
“Don’t Violate The Trust.”
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