Master Sergeant Carl Thomas Cosper, Jr., Barry County Sheriff's Office, Missouri

Master Sergeant Carl Thomas Cosper, Jr.

Barry County Sheriff's Office, Missouri

End of Watch Friday, April 7, 2017

Carl Thomas Cosper, Jr.

Master Sergeant Carl Cosper was killed in a vehicle collision while responding to a domestic violence call in the town of Seligman.

He was traveling south on Missouri 37 at County Road 1060, approximately one half-mile south of Washburn, when his patrol car struck a school bus that turned left in front of him. His patrol car overturned and he was ejected from the vehicle.

Sergeant Cosper was taken to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

Sergeant Cosper began his career in law enforcement in 1994 with the McDonald County Sheriff's Department. He went on to serve with the Barry County Sheriff's Department for 10 years.

Bio

Age 56
Tour 23 years
Badge Not available

Incident Details

Cause Automobile crash

domestic, emergency response, no seat belt

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I hope that everyone will find comfort in the scripture Acts 24:15-"And I have hope toward God, which hope these men also look forward to, that there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous andAnd I have hope toward God, which hope these men also look forward to, that there is going to be a resurrection+ of both the righteous and the unrighteous the unrighteous." Until we see our loved ones again in Paradise on Earth, please accept my condolences.

A.W. Montgomery
Concerned Citizen

August 23, 2018