Versailles, In.— Versailles-On Monday, April 16, 2018, Indiana State Police Superintendent Douglas Carter announced that Master Trooper Martin Mead would be promoted to the rank of Sergeant to serve as a Crime Scene Investigator for the Versailles District of the Indiana State Police.
Sgt. Mead graduated from Salem High School in Salem, Indiana in 1985. He attended Indiana University-Southeast before being hired as a Motor Carrier Inspector at the Seymour, Indiana Scales in 1988. In November 1991, Sgt. Mead was hired as a trooper and attended the Indiana State Police Academy. After graduating from the academy, he was stationed at the Lowell District. In 1994, Sgt. Mead transferred to the Seymour District. He joined the Versailles District when the Seymour Post closed in 2010.
During his career, Sgt. Mead has been a field training officer and a member of the Tactical Intervention Platoon. Much of his career has been spent working drug investigations as a member of the Indiana State Police Methamphetamine Suppression Team. He was tasked with responding to and dismantling methamphetamine labs that often involved dangerous chemical reactions.
Sgt. Mead is also a former member of the Indiana State Police “Top 20” list for being one of the top 20 pistol shooters on the Indiana State Police.
Sgt. Mead’s new job responsibilities will include responding to scenes where criminal investigations are taking place. He will be responsible for collecting evidence and documenting the scene for the investigation. He will also be tasked with maintaining the Versailles District’s evidence storage room.
He was formally promoted during a ceremony yesterday in the Indiana Supreme Court Chambers at the Indiana Statehouse.
Sgt. Mead resides in Jackson County with his wife of 25 years, Stacy, and two sons.
