Springfield native to retire from Highway Patrol after 26 years

(From the Missouri State Highway Patrol)

Lieutenant Colonel Eric T. Olson, acting superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces the following retirement effective March 1, 2019:

Captain Mark G. Inman, commanding officer of Troop G, Willow Springs, MO, will retire after more than 28 years of dedicated service.

Inman was appointed to the Patrol on July 1, 1990, as a member of the 63rd Recruit Class. Upon completing his training at the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy, he was assigned to Troop G, Zone 5, Ozark and Douglas counties. On September 1, 1994, he transferred to the Division of Drug and Crime Control, General Headquarters, Jefferson City, where he served as a criminal investigator.

He transferred to Troop G, Zone 3, Shannon County, on July 1, 1997. On September 1, 1997, Inman was promoted to corporal and designated assistant zone supervisor of Troop G, Zone 3. He was promoted to sergeant and designated zone supervisor of Troop G, Zone 6, Howell and Oregon counties on January 1, 2001. 

On September 1, 2003, he transferred to Troop G Headquarters where he served as the evidence office. Inman was promoted to lieutenant on January 1, 2005, and remained at Troop G Headquarters. On March 1, 2014, he was promoted to captain and named commanding officer of Troop G.

Captain Inman grew up in Springfield, MO. He graduated from Glendale High School in Springfield, in 1979. Inman earned an associate’s degree in criminal justice from Mineral Area College in Park Hills, MO, in 1990. He graduated from the International Association of Chiefs of Police Leadership In Police Organizations training in 2013. Capt. Inman and his wife, Sara J. (Scott), have three sons, Josh, Jeremy, and Jordan.