Maryland State Police Superintendent Roland Butler will retire on November 1, and State Sen. Michael Jackson will serve as acting superintendent, Gov. Wes Moore announced Friday.

According to the governor, Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Pickett will serve as interim superintendent until Sen. Jackson assumes the position on November 12.

"Colonel Roland Butler is a true public servant in every sense of that phrase, and our state is safer because of his distinguished leadership," Moore said in a statement. "During Colonel Butler's tenure at the helm of State Police, Maryland has become a national leader in crime reduction and public safety gains."

Col. Butler's career

Col. Butler has spent more than 31 years in law enforcement and previously served as Chairman of the Police Training Commission

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