Deputies Killed in the Line of Duty

DEPUTY SHERIFFS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY
NAME OF DEPUTY	DATE	COUNTY/CITY	CIRCUMSTANCES
Shawn Hess	7/23/10	Tazewelll County	Auto Accident Responding to a Call
Caroline Green	6/21/10	Richmond City	Auto Accident
Dean Ridings	6/19/10	Spotsylvania County	Boat Accident
Christopher D. Ray	8/29/09	Southampton County	Auto Accident
Chadwick A. (Chad) Carr	6/4/09	Greene County	Auto Accident
Jason E. Mooney	10/19/07	Stafford County	Auto Accident Responding to an Accident
Jason L. Saunders	4/3/07	Campbell County	Auto Accident During a Pursuit
Robert E. Green	9/20/06	Powhatan County	Auto Accident During a Pursuit
Eric E. Sutphin	08/21/06	Montgomery County	Shot by an escaped prisoner.
Charles A. Fisher	07/09/06	Portsmouth City	Auto Accident
James E. Weaver	06/27/05	Dinwiddie County	Shot by 15-Year Old Youth While Transporting Teen to Detention Center from a Court appearance
John W. Stanford, Jr.	06/19/05	Northumberland County	Auto Accident While Responding to a Disturbance Call
Rodney L. Davis	08/27/03	Greene County	Shot While Trying to Arrest a Suspected Drug Dealer
Timothy W. Martin	10/16/02	Dinwiddie County	Auto Accident while in Route to a Domestic Disturbance
Frankie L. Betterton	05/17/02	Pittsylvania County	Shot During a Routine Traffic Stop
Charles H. Barton	08/22/95	Loudoun County	Plane Crash 08/21/95 While on the Way to Pick Up Fugitive In Another State
Clifford Dicker	12/06/94	Wythe County	Shot by 15 Year Old Youth While Serving Petition
Charles E. Murray, Jr.	07/10/90	Fauquier County	Hit By Train at Crossing While on Way to Serve Process
Paul Edward Grubb	07/02/89	Henry County	Shot During a Drug Raid
Tom Felton	04/28/89	Sussex County	Hit By Train While Responding to Call For Assistance
John Martin	11/07/88	Lee County	Shot 11/04/88 By Assailant While Checking Vehicle
Richard L. Samuels	09/02/88	Spotsylvania County	Had Heart Attack While in Pursuit of Inmate
Barry Pendry	02/26/85	Roanoke City	Attacked While Dispensing Medication to Inmate
Barry Pendry	02/26/85	Roanoke City	Attacked While Dispensing Medication to Inmate
Lonnie Freeman	09/04/84	Richmond City	Attacked While Entering Inmate’s Cell
George M. Brown, Sr.	06/24/84	Henry County	Auto Accident While Transporting Inmate (Believed to Have Been Caused by Inmate)
Robert T. Hicks	05/20/84	Middlesex County	Answering Call From Stranded Motorist
Cliff W. Scott, Jr.	12/09/83	Prince George County	Auto Accident While in Pursuit of Vehicle
John Rafter	02/08/83	Rockingham County	Shot While Transporting Inmate
Donald Benson	11/05/81	Lancaster County	Shot While Serving Mental Warrant
William Truesdale	01/27/81	Alexandria City	Shot While Transporting Prisoner From Court to Correctional Center
Ford T. Humphrey	10/09/80	Stafford County	Shot While Diffusing a Domestic Altercation
Earl M. Heisler	09/20/78	James City County	Shot After Found Drugs, While Searching Automobile