Correctional Officer I Kelly Bernard Rolando

Correctional Officer I Kelly Bernard Rolando

Missouri Department of Corrections, Missouri

End of Watch Sunday, October 22, 2023

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Kelly Bernard Rolando

Correctional Officer Kelly Rolando was killed in a vehicle crash at 7:14 p.m. on the 54 Bypass in Mexico, Missouri.

Officer Rolando was returning to the Northeast Correctional Center in Bowling Green from a temporary assignment at the University Hospital in Columbia when he collided head-on with a vehicle traveling southbound.

He and the driver of the other vehicle were killed instantly.

Officer Rolando had served with the Missouri Department of Corrections for eight years. He is survived by his mother, father, grandmothers, grandfather, three sisters, and two brothers.

Bio

  • Age 34
  • Tour 8 years
  • Badge 136115

Incident Details

  • Cause Automobile crash

routine driving, vehicle crash

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Officer Rolando,
On today, the 1st anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of the state of Missouri. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy. There is no tougher job in Law Enforcement than that of a Corrections Officer.

BPA Mike Casey
United States Border Patrol(Retired)

October 22, 2024

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