School Resource Officer

Chillicothe R-II School System employs three full time School Resource Officers (SROs) to help safeguard all the students, teachers, staff, and equipment. The SROs do far more then law enforcement work at the school. The duties include providing lessons/direction/guidance to various students, assisting teachers and staff with various issues, be a role model to our youth; help educate students and parents on lesser issues related to good attendance and citizenship.

Deputy Mike Lewis and Deputy Jennifer Plummer serve the Chillicothe R-II School District as SROs and are commissioned through the LCSO. 

Starting in late 2024, the LCSO began implementing a School Resource Officer program to service the three schools in Livingston County that were not covered with their own SRO to include Southwest RI, Chula RIII and Bishop Hogan Memorial Schools.

Detective/SRO Andrea McElroy fulfills this role with the LCSO and we look forward to further developing this position through DARE training and strengthening our relationships with the schools.

School Resource Staff

Deputy/School Resource Officer Mike Lewis

Deputy Lewis grew up in Chillicothe and graduated from Chillicothe High School.  Mike received a Bachelors degree in Criminal Justice Administration from Columbia College.  Mike has been employed with area law enforcement having served with the Chillicothe Police for 6 years and he joined the Livingston County Sheriff's Office in August 1998.  Mike is the School Resource Officer for the Chillicothe R-II School System and serves as a Reserve Deputy Sheriff for Livingston County.  Mike is active in school activities and youth events.  As School Resource Officer, Mike has been a member of the National School Resource Officer's Association and was a founding member of the Missouri School Resource Officer's Association.

Reserve Deputy/School Resource Officer Jennifer Plummer

Jennifer was born in Durant Oklahoma and later grew up in Mound City, Missouri where she graduated from Craig High School in 1998.  Jennifer graduated the Law Enforcement Academy at MSWU in December 2006 and began working for the Livingston County Sheriff's Office in February 2007.  In 2011 Jennifer chose to further advance her education in Criminal Justice from North Central Missouri College and received her Associates Degree.  Jennifer became a police officer for the City of Trenton in 2013 where she remained until returning to the LCSO in March 2020.

Jennifer accepted employment with the Chillicothe School District in August 2024.

Outside of work Jennifer enjoys family activities, being a part of her daughters activities, is active in Girl Scouts where she is co-leader of Troop 2231. 

Jennifer may be reached at jplummer@livcoso.org

Detective/S.R.O. Andrea McElroy

Andrea was born and raised on a farm outside of Burlington Junction, MO and graduated from West Nodaway R-I in May of 1991. She then went on to Doane College where she earned her Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Studies with an Emphasis Biology in May of 1995. Andrea has held positions with the Kansas City Missouri Police Department graduating from the Kansas City Missouri Regional Police Academy in November of 2006 as well as with the Parkville Police Department. Andrea was a Senior Special Agent for the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Police where she held police commissions in Missouri, Kansas, and Texas, before earning her Master's of Science in Criminal Justice in 2014. Andrea has held the rank of Lieutenant Detective overseeing the Investigations unit for the Ray County Sheriff's Office, and in October 2024, Andrea was hired by the Livingston County Sheriff's Office as a Detective / SRO.

During her time off, Andrea enjoys hiking and just being outdoors. She also has a passion for reading, physical fitness activities, watching movies, and spending time with her family and friends.

Andrea is assigned badge #890 and may be contacted at the Law Enforcement Center or by emailing amcelroy@livcoso.org