MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Troop D Headquarters, 3131 East Kearney, Springfield, Missouri, 65803
News Release
For further information please contact:
Trooper Sam Carpenter
(417) 359-1500 x4560
D-05272021
May 27, 2021
EMPHASIS:
Captain Justin McCullough Announces Promotion
Captain Justin McCullough, commanding officer of Troop D, Springfield, is pleased to announce the following promotion effective June 1, 2021.
Trooper William Wood was promoted to the rank of corporal and designated as an assistant zone supervisor of Zone 9, which serves Cedar and St. Clair counties. Wood was appointed to the Missouri State Highway Patrol on January 16, 2013, as a member of the 96
th
Recruit Class. After graduating from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy, he was assigned to Troop D, Zone 9.
Corporal Wood was born in West Plains, Missouri. He graduated from West Plains High School in 2010. Before joining the Patrol, he earned an Associate of Arts in general studies from Missouri State University – West Plains. Corporal Wood and his wife, Niki, have two children, Cooper and Adella.
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