State Ex Rel. Crowe v. Missouri State Highway Patrol

JOSEPH M. ELLIS, Judge.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol appeals from a judgment entered in the Circuit Court of Cole County reversing the Highway Patrol’s suspension of Sergeant Clay Crowe for eight hours without pay. For the following reasons, we reverse the circuit court’s decision and order the suspension reinstated.

The facts surrounding the underlying incident are essentially undisputed. 1 On February 5, 2003, Sgt. Crowe was serving as sniper for the SERT team in Troop D of the Highway Patrol when he was dispatched to assist Dallas County deputies in serving a high-risk arrest warrant on…