DPS Team Members of the Month
August Sworn Team Member of the Month
Matthew B. LoMedico
Sergeant
Missouri State Highway Patrol
August Non-Sworn Team Member of the Month
Jeremy Spratt
POST Program Manager
DPS Office of the Director
Sergeant Matthew LoMedico, a member of the Missouri State Highway Patrol Major Crash Investigation Unit, is the DPS Sworn Team Member of the Month for August 2025 for his outstanding work during a fatal pedestrian-involved motor vehicle crash investigation, which led to a first-degree murder charge.
On March 15, 2025, Matthew was assigned to investigate a single vehicle crash in which a pedestrian was killed in Madison County. As he carefully processed the scene, he noticed inconsistencies and secured consent to download the vehicle’s event data recorder. Because of his suspicions, he departed from the typical procedure of a quick preliminary investigation followed by a more thorough follow-up and delved fully into the investigation. The EDR data showed the driver had been accelerating and significantly exceeding the speed limit. Evidence also indicated the pedestrian was not in the road when struck. Matthew alerted the Division of Drug and Crime Control, leading to the driver’s arrest for first degree murder.
Matthew’s commitment to fully investigating every detail of this case is his standard operating procedure. His dedication to analyzing crashes and finding the truth is second to none.
The charges against the driver are mere accusations and are not evidence of guilt. Evidence in support of these charges must be presented before a court of competent jurisdiction whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.
Jeremy Spratt, the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Program Manager in the Office of the Director, is the DPS Non-Sworn Team Member of the Month for July 2025 for his role developing and managing the Missouri Blue Scholarship Program.
In fall 2022, Jeremy was given responsibility for implementing Missouri’s new Blue Scholarship program, which was designed to encourage more people to train at Missouri law enforcement academies and stem the decline of licensed law enforcement officers in the state. Jeremy worked with ITSD to develop an online application process that allows recruits to apply within minutes and a payment process that sends the state scholarships – now up to $6,000 – to law enforcement training academies.
The scholarship, which through June 2025 had sent over $4.3 million to law enforcement academies to train 971 scholarship recipients, has helped stem the decline of new officers being trained in Missouri.
No new staff were added to assist Jeremy in managing the scholarship program, which means he is responsible for reviewing applications, confirming eligibility, reviewing other scholarships and grants that recruits receive toward their training along with confirming entrance into the academy that is awarded the scholarship funding. Jeremy has succeeded in doing these things without any reduction in his other duties, which include expertly managing a nine-person POST team that licenses Missouri peace officers and training centers and investigates and prepares disciplinary cases against officers who violate state laws and regulations.
Congratulations to all the Team Members of the Month! You have set an outstanding example for your co-workers throughout the Department of Public Safety.
The Missouri Department of Public Safety. Many Missions. One Team.