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
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Capt. John J. Hotz
Q12132019-2 (573) 526-6115
December 13, 2019
EMPHASIS: Lieutenant Rick Buttram Retires Effective January 1, 2020
Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces the following retirement effective January 1, 2020:
Lieutenant Richard E. Buttram, assistant director of the Research & Development Division, General Headquarters, Jefferson City, retires with more than 33 years of dedicated service to the Patrol and the citizens it serves.
Buttram was appointed to the Patrol on August 1, 1986, as a member of the 58th Recruit Class. After graduating from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy, he was assigned to Troop F, Zone 4, Audrain County. In January 1993, he was promoted to corporal and designated assistant zone supervisor of Troop F, Zone 9, Montgomery and Gasconade counties. Buttram was promoted to sergeant in September 1994, and designated zone supervisor of Troop F, Zone 5, Camden and Miller counties. Buttram was promoted to lieutenant effective June 1, 2017, and designated assistant director of the Research & Development Division, General Headquarters, Jefferson City, MO.
Lieutenant Buttram graduated from Doniphan High School in 1982. He attended Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, MO. In 2015, he completed the IACP’s Leadership in Police Organizations training. Lt. Buttram and his wife, Christine, have two grown children, Nathaniel and Rachel.
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