Sergeant Greg Ashby promoted to First Sergeant

On Sunday, August 14, Indiana State Police Superintendent Paul Whitesell, Ph.D., promoted Sergeant Greg Ashby to the rank of First Sergeant to serve as the Assistant District Commander for the Jasper Post.

Ashby is a native of Orange County and a 1988 graduate the Springs Valley High School.  After high school, Ashby served his country for seven years in the United States Marines Corp with six months being in Operation Desert Storm.  In 1995 Ashby earned an Associates Degree in Law Enforcement from Vincennes University.

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Ashby graduated from the Indiana State Police Recruit Academy in 1997.  He was first assigned to the Evansville District and in 1999 he transferred to the Jasper Post to patrol Orange County.  While being on the state police department Ashby has been a Squad Sergeant, a detective, a member of the Tactical Intervention Platoon, a Field Training Officer, and is currently a member of the Hostage Crisis Negotiator Team.

First Sergeant Ashby and his wife Harmony reside in Orange County.  He has two boys and a daughter.