Staff sergeant
In 1888, two gendarmes, Bonnaud and Dangla, were implicated in the murder of Father Coupard on the Île-aux-Chiens. Staff sergeant Pittolat was replaced by staff sergeant Richard Anselmo. Arrived in 1892, he was the last staff sergeant detachment commander, as the decree of 17 March 1894 fixed the size of the Gendarmerie as follows: