Gov. Parson ousts Missouri's top cop

JEFFERSON CITY • In the first staff shake-up since Gov. Mike Parson took office, the director of the Missouri Department of Public Safety is being replaced at the end of the month.

Drew Juden, who was appointed to the post in January 2017 by then-Gov. Eric Greitens, is leaving his $116,000-per-year job at the request of Parson.

“I think the governor was just looking for a different approach,” spokeswoman Kelli Jones told the Post-Dispatch.

Jones said there was no specific event or policy decision by Juden that led to his firing.

“As a former law enforcement officer, the governor was just wanting to go in a different direction,” Jones said.

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