Indiana State Police Arrest Sellersburg Man for Impersonating a Public Servant

Anyone with information regarding this incident or any related instances of police impersonation contact ISP

                                                           (PHOTO COURTESY OF ISP SELLERSBURG POST)

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ind. —Sellersburg man charged with impersonating an Indiana State Police detective.

The investigation began in late January 2026, when Salem Police Chief Eric Mills informed Detective Travis Baker of the Indiana State Police regarding a suspicious phone call received by a Salem Police Department dispatcher.

During the investigation, Detective Baker learned that an individual had contacted the Salem Police Department by telephone and allegedly identified himself as Detective Matthew Busick of the Indiana State Police. Detective Busick is currently assigned to cold case investigations with the Indiana State Police. The caller claimed he urgently needed to speak with Chief Mills and requested that a police K-9 unit respond to his location, stating he was with federal officers and required K-9 assistance. Because Chief Mills was off duty, a second Salem police officer, familiar with Detective Busick, returned the call and determined the caller was not Detective Busick. That officer then contacted Detective Busick directly, who confirmed Busick had not placed any such call to the Salem Police Department.

As a result of the investigation, Detective Baker obtained an arrest warrant for 42-year-old Michael Edward Mull of Sellersburg, charging him with one count of impersonating a public servant, a Level 6 felony.

On Saturday, February 7, 2026, Indiana State Police troopers served the warrant on Mull at the Scott County Jail, where he was already incarcerated on unrelated charges.

Anyone with information regarding this incident or any related instances of police impersonation is encouraged to contact Detective Travis Baker at the Indiana State Police Sellersburg Post at (800) 872-6743