Trooper Parker promoted, transferring to new role

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri State Highway Patrol's Training Division will soon gain a new member.

Capt. Joseph L. Armistead, director of the Training Division, has announced Sergeant Brandon M. Parker will be promoted to the rank of lieutenant and will transfer from the Division of Drug and Crime Control to the Training Division at General Headquarters in Jefferson City, Missouri, effective Jan.16, 2026.

Parker was appointed to the Patrol in 2010 as a member of the 91st Recruit Class and has worked in Henry County, Saline County and Jefferson City. He was designated the DDCC Troop A Criminal Investigation Unit supervisor in 2022 and was promoted to the rank of sergeant in 2023.

Parker is a native of Harrison, Arkansas, and a graduate of Spirit Lake High School in Spirit Lake, Iowa. He attended Ozarks Technical Community College and Missouri State University.