Pictured, from left, are Sheriff Kyle Dukes and Captain Travis Marsh.

KOSCIUSKO — The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to announce the hiring of Travis C. Marsh as captain.

Marsh is currently the police chief for the town of Milford. Marsh started his law enforcement career with the Pierceton Police Department in 1994. In 1997, Marsh was hired by the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office, were he was promoted to the rank of detective sergeant. As supervisor of the detective bureau, Marsh earned his certification as chief polygraph examiner, as well as the department’s arson investigator. Marsh also was the team leader of The Crisis Hostage Negotiations Unit.

After Marsh’s 10-year career with the sheriff’s office, he started his own consulting group providing polygraph services and forensic interviewing. In 2009, Marsh accepted a position with the Milford Police Department. Marsh holds a Bachelor of Science degree in human services from Thomas Edison State College in Trenton, N.J., and is a graduate of the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy, Class 119. Additionally, Marsh has been a criminal justice instructor at Ivy Tech Community College in Warsaw since 2010.

Sheriff Kyle Dukes explained that the selection process for the position of captain was extremely challenging because there were several quality candidates.

“Travis Marsh brings the leadership qualities that I need in a captain,” said Dukes. “Marsh conveyed the importance of honor, loyalty, duty and integrity and it is obvious that he shares my vision for the future of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office.”