Mark Amerman

Background

About Mark Amerman

Chief Mark Amerman served six years in the U.S. Army Military Police Corps before beginning his career in 1994 with the Henry County Police Department. In 1996, he joined the TAC Unit as a K-9 Officer. He was promoted to Sergeant in the TAC Unit in and transferred to the Narcotics Division in 2003. Amerman was promoted to Lieutenant and assigned to the Uniform Patrol Division in 2006. During this assignment, he served as Commander of Special Operations which consisted of the COPS, Traffic, HEAT, Motors, K-9 and Gang Units. Amerman remained in Special Operations until his appointment to the rank of Major over the Uniform Patrol Division in 2010. As Major, he has served as the Commander of the Uniform Patrol Division and then Support Services Division. He was then transfer back to be the Commander of Uniform Patrol Division. In 2014 Major Amerman was appointed as the Deputy Chief of Police, where he oversees all operations of the Henry County Police Department. In January of 2018 he was appointed to the Chief of Police position. Chief Mark Amerman is Georgia P.O.S.T. Instructor Certified, a graduate of Georgia SWAT School, and the U.S. Army SWAT and Counter Sniper Schools. In 2009, Deputy Chief Amerman graduated from the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. In July 2013, Chief Amerman successfully completed a 400 hour Georgia Law Enforcement Professional Management/Supervision Program at the Georgia Law Enforcement Command College. In 2016 Deputy Chief Amerman completed his BS in CJ at Argosy University.