Gov. Nixon Announces Missouri State Highway Patrol Will Take the Lead on Security Responsibilities in Ferguson

by Gary Kopycinski on August 14, 2014

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St. Louis, MO—(ENEWSPF)—August 14, 2014. Gov. Jay Nixon today announced that the Missouri State Highway Patrol would immediately begin directing supervision of security responsibilities in the city of Ferguson. The Governor said those efforts would be under the supervision of Troop C Commander Capt. Ron Johnson, who grew up in north St. Louis County.