Meet Mike

Mike is a Steuben County native and currently lives in Angola.  Mike was raised in Fremont and is a 1995 graduate of Fremont High School where he played basketball, ran track, and appeared in school play or two. He is a member of North Eastern Lodge #210 F&AM located in Fremont, member of the Fraternal Order of Police Pokagon Lodge #163, and a member of the Kiwanis Club of 101 Lakes Angola. Mike has been serving the citizens of Steuben County for over 25 years as a member of the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office.

Mike also served 17 years as a part-time Deputy Marshal for the Fremont Police Department. Mike started out working in the Steuben County Jail as a Jail Officer in 1998 before being hired as a Merit Deputy in 1999.  Mike spent 12 years working the streets of Steuben County as a patrol deputy.   

Nine of those 12 years, Mike served on the Sheriff’s Special Response Tactical Team retiring as an Assistant Team Leader.  In 2011, Mike was promoted to Detective Sergeant and spent a total of 8 years in Investigations.  During that time, Mike was involved in a wide variety of cases that included everything from auto thefts to clandestine drug labs to homicides.  He also administered the Sheriff’s Sex & Violent Offender Registry.   

In 2016, Mike was promoted again to Detective First Sergeant and oversaw the Investigations Division. Mike continued holding Steuben County registered sex offenders accountable and had several cases against non-compliant offenders who fled the state of Indiana go federal, thanks to the great relationships Mike had cultivated with the US Marshals Service. 

Mike currently serves as the Chief Deputy Sheriff under Sheriff Robinson and has been in that position since 2019.  Mike oversees the day-to-day operations of the entire Sheriff’s Office as well as managing the Sheriff’s vehicle fleet and the fleet of RADAR Speed Signs posted in the county. 

Mike also serves on several committees such as the Local Emergency Planning Committee, the Steuben County Government Employee Safety Committee, the Steuben County Child Fatality Review Team, and the Steuben County Child Protection Team, among others. Mike is also a past President & Treasurer of the Steuben County Deputies Association.

In May of 2022, Mike was tasked with implementing, coordinating, and overseeing the transitioning of the Steuben County Communications/E-911 center from the control of the Steuben County Board of Commissioners back to the control of the Sheriff. 

Mike has attended hundreds & hundreds of hours of leadership training including the 254th session of the FBI National Academy and the Indiana Sheriffs’ Association Institute for Credible Leadership Development. Mike has years of leadership experience at the Sheriff’s Office, and is a firm supporter of the conservative values & principles of the Constitution, limited government, fiscal responsibility, and the people’s right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. 

As a member of the Constitutional Sheriffs & Peace Officers Association (CSPOA), Mike also believes that your Constitutionally elected Sheriff is and should be the firewall that protects every citizen in Steuben County from any unconstitutional government overreach or interference.