Poupard was recognized for his role in a child exploitation case in which a male Michigan resident intended to sexually assault and kill an 8-year-old female relative.  Detective Justin Spence of the Clewiston, Florida Police Department assisted with the investigation and was also recognized.  Based on their investigation, the child was not harmed and the perpetrator was sentenced to 30 years in prison.

Poupard joined the MSP in 1995, and graduated from the 112^th Trooper Recruit School.  He currently serves as the coordinator for the Michigan Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force.  Poupard resides in the Lansing area with his family.

The Michigan ICAC Task Force has a diverse representation of partners, including officers from the U.S. Secret Service, FBI, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, MSP, Bellaire Police Department, Fruitport Township Police Department, Ingham County Sheriff's Department, Kalkaska County Sheriff's Department, Kent County Sheriff's Department, Kentwood Police Department, Lansing Community College Department of Public Safety, Livingston County Sheriff's Department, Livonia Police Department, Midland Police Department, Monroe County Sheriff's Department, Muskegon Police Department, Muskegon Township Police Department, New Baltimore Police Department, Ottawa County Sheriff's Department, and Troy Police Department.

Each year, the United States Department of Justice commemorates National Missing Children's Day with a ceremony in Washington D.C. honoring the exemplary efforts of agencies, organizations, and individuals who keep children safe. 

Since 1983, families and child advocates nationwide have observed National Missing Children's Day on May 25, the day 6-year-old Etan Patz disappeared from a New York City street corner on his way to school in 1979.  The case remains unsolved and is an annual reminder to the nation to renew efforts to reunite missing children with their families and to make child protection a national priority.