MSHP trooper transfers to Adair, Schuyler counties

MACON, Mo. — Riley D. Johnson, a trooper with the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Troop B, is transferring from Zone 9 (Marion and Ralls counties) to Zone 5 (Adair and Schuyler counties).

Johnson was appointed to the patrol on Jan. 1, 2017. After graduating from the Patrol Academy, he was assigned to Troop E, Zone 9 (New Madrid and Pemiscot counties). Johnson transferred to Troop B, Zone 9 on Nov. 1, 2019.

Johnson is a native of Kirksville and graduated from Kirksville High School. He attended Moberly Area Community College in Kirksville, where he graduated with an associate in arts degree, majoring in general studies. He is serving in the U.S. Army Reserves as a military police officer.