MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Troop I Headquarters - P.O. Box 128, Rolla, MO 65402
NEWS RELEASE
For further information please contact:
Cpl. Ralicia Tyler
(573) 368-2345 x3953
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September 30, 2024
EMPHASIS:
Captain Eddie A Blaylock Announces Promotions
Captain Eddie A. Blaylock, commanding officer of Troop I, Rolla, is pleased to announce the following promotions effective October 1, 2024.
Corporal Blake C. Rowden has been promoted to the rank of sergeant and designated as zone supervisor of Zone 4, serving Pulaski and Maries counties. Rowden was appointed to the Patrol on January 5, 2015, as a member of the 100th Recruit Class. After graduating from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy, he was assigned to Troop G, Zone 10, Northern Howell and Shannon counties. In August 2021, Rowden was promoted to the rank of corporal and served as an assistant zone supervisor in Zone 2, Phelps and Maries counties.
Sergeant Rowden is a native of Meta, MO. Rowden is a graduate of Vienna High School. He holds an associate’s degree from Columbia College, Columbia, Missouri and is a military veteran.
Corporal Nicholas A. Smith has been promoted to the rank of sergeant and designated as assistant zone supervisor of Troop I’s Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Zone. Smith was appointed to the Patrol on January 3, 2011, as a member of the 93rd Recruit Class. After graduating the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy, he was assigned to Troop I, Zone 4, Pulaski and Maries counties. In September 2022, Smith was promoted to the rank of corporal and served in zone 10.
Sergeant Smith is a native of Crescent City, Illinois, and is a graduate of Crescent-Iroquois High School in Crescent City. Corporal Smith is a 2009 graduate of Parkland College in Champaign, Illinois, where he earned an associate of arts degree in criminal justice.
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