The safety signal, 12/2013

              Col. Ricky Adams (front row, left) and Commissioner Mike Thompson (back row, right) congratulate those
promoted including Lt. Alan Beaty (front row, left), Lt. Stephen Pothorst, Lt. Jay Clary, Lt. Richard Losurdo,
Lt. Harold Collins, Lt. Daniel Moreno, Lt. Betsy Randolph, Lt. Ron Hamilton, Lt. Radford Christian and Lt.
Gabriel Leach. Lt. Harold Aldridge (back row, left), Lt. Mark Brown, Cpt. Jason Holt, Lt. Eric Brown, Cpt.
John Starling, Cpt. Brent Sugg and Lt. Brian Orr. Not picture: Maj. Mike Harrell
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the Safety Signal
December 2013
Promotional ceremony
The Dept. of Public Safety announced the
promotion of several of its member of the
Oklahoma Highway Patrol. The promotional
ceremony was scheduled for 9 a.m. Monday,
December 2, 2013 at the Robert R. Lester
Training Center in Oklahoma City.
All were given the opportunity to
contribute a career biography and comments
regarding this special occasion, beginning with
Cpt. Brent Sugg, a native of Norman,
Oklahoma, who obtained his bachelor’s degree
in organizational leadership from the University
Of Central Oklahoma. After serving with the
Norman Police Department, he joined the
Oklahoma Highway Patrol in 1999 by graduating
from the 51st Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Academy.
Sugg made an early impression on
troopers and civilians alike with his memorable
eulogy of fellow trooper Matt Evans who was
tragically killed in the line of duty in August
2000. Both began their highway patrol careers
with a first assignment in Troop A Oklahoma
City.
Sugg has
also been assigned
to Troop Z
Criminal
Investigations and
Troop Z Criminal
Investigation/
Internal Affairs
where he was
promoted to
lieutenant, Troop T