Sergeant Jeffery R. Kinder retires

Captain Bruce D. Fiske, commanding officer of Troop G, Willow Springs, announced that effective April 1, 2022, Sergeant Jeffery R. Kinder will retire with over 27 years of dedicated service. 

Kinder was appointed to the Patrol on July 1, 1994, as a member of the 67th Recruit Class. After graduating from the Patrol Academy, he was assigned to Troop G, Zone 6, Southern Howell and Oregon counties. In 2002, Kinder was promoted to corporal and designated assistant zone supervisor of Zone 2, Texas County. In 2007, he was promoted to sergeant and designated zone supervisor of Zone 7, Southern Howell and Oregon counties. A short time later, he transferred to Zone 8, Texas County, where he was the zone supervisor. In 2014, Sergeant Kinder was assigned as the public information and education officer for Troop G. It is from this assignment that he retires.

During his career, Kinder was assigned to numerous notable assignments including several Missouri State Fairs, governor inaugurations, a presidential detail, and the Ferguson (MO) detail. For most of his career, Kinder was a crisis negotiator for Troop G.   

Sergeant Kinder is a native of Licking, Missouri, and graduated from Licking High School. Kinder holds an Associate of Science in criminal justice from Columbia College and attended basic police training at the University of Missouri Law Enforcement Training Institute - Columbia, Missouri. Sergeant Kinder and his wife, Kelly (Bean), have two children, and five grandchildren.