J.B. King
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J.B. King

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My father was a WWII and Korea war veteran who retired from the U. S. Army after 22 years of service. Dad settled our family in Salem, Missouri, and as a result I am a 1965 graduate of Salem Senior High School. I attended the School of the Ozarks at Pt. Lookout, Missouri and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Sociology in August of 1969. I entered the Missouri State Highway Patrol Academy immediately after college on Sept. 14, 1969. Upon graduation from the MSHP Academy I was assigned to the Waynesville/Ft Wood Zone of Troop I in December of 1969. Pulaski County has been my home since then. My career with the Patrol resulted in many commendations and I am one of a very small group of Troopers who have been awarded the Medal of Valor by the Missouri State Highway Patrol. My award came after I tackled a gunman who had just fired seven shots at other law enforcement officers on a disturbance call scene. I retired as the local zone sergeant in June of 2001. Shortly after retiring I became a reserve officer for the Waynesville City Police. In 2004, I ran for the elected office of Sheriff of Pulaski County. I won the first race, and I was reelected for a second four-year term in 2008. All I can say here is you should be very careful what office you file for you may win the election. The eight years I spent as Sheriff of Pulaski County presented me with more challenges and difficulty than I had ever faced before. I retired as Sheriff on 12-31-2012. The following week I became a deputy serving under our new sheriff. I am currently assigned to the detective division as a reserve officer who specializes in cases of financial exploitation against older adults. In 2024, I will start year 54 in law enforcement. I am married to the former Cheryl Ann Moore of Dixon, Missouri. I have one son Taylor and two grandson's Logan James King, and Sean William King. I am a life member of the NRA and a past president of the Old Stagecoach Stop Foundation. I have written two books about the American Civil War in Missouri. These books are; “The Tilley Treasure”, and “Justice Military Tribunals in Civil War Missouri”. The civil war in Missouri was vastly different from the civil war that was fought in the southern and eastern states. Both books present the reader with a unique look at how the civil war affected the border state of Missouri as our citizens struggled to live in a war-torn region. I have also written two books of short law enforcement stories told with humor. Many of these stories feature danger and violence but they are told with an emphasis on the funny parts of the story. And then there is the crown jewel of my writing efforts, "Frozen Tears; The Fort Leonard Wood MP Murders". The book thoroughly documents the 1977 murders of three teenage youths on Ft. Leonard Wood by an on-duty Military Police officer driving a government vehicle and using an issue .45 pistol. I was the first officer to locate and question the sole survivor of this tragic case. This was a brutal case with many side issues involved in the intense investigation. My book covers all facets of this case in detail and with clarity.
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