Tag: sheriff’s deputy

SD Sheriff’s Deputy Pleads Not Guilty to Bringing Cocaine to Jail Facility

SAN DIEGO—A San Diego County sheriff’s deputy who allegedly had cocaine in his car at a county jail pleaded not guilty Feb. 27 to a felony count of bringing drugs onto jail property. Allen Wereski, 48, was booked into jail earlier this month and suspended without pay, according to a statement from the San Diego…


Sheriff: Slain Deputy ‘Shot Within the First 15 Seconds’ on Scene

New details emerged this week in the case of slain Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputy Darnell Calhoun, one of two local sheriff’s deputies killed in shootings just two weeks apart. Sheriff Chad Bianco said Calhoun, 30, was shot almost immediately upon his arrival at the scene on Jan. 13 in the unincorporated Lakeland Village neighborhood, which…


Riverside County Mourns Another Sheriff’s Deputy Shot in Line of Duty

More than 1,500 mourners gathered outside the Riverside County Sheriff’s office in Lake Elsinore on Jan. 17 at a candlelight vigil to honor slain deputy Darnell Calhoun. Calhoun, 30, was one of two sheriff’s deputies who were killed in the line of duty in shootings just two weeks apart. He was shot on Jan. 13 while…


Sheriff’s Deputy and Woman Killed in Colorado Home Shooting

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—A woman and a sheriff’s deputy were fatally shot at a home in southern Colorado over the weekend and the suspected gunman was later found dead inside the home, authorities said Monday. El Paso County Sheriff’s Deputy Andrew Peery, 39, was wounded Sunday after he arrived with two other law enforcement officers to…


Sheriff’s Deputy Forgives Felon Who Shot Him in the Head Twice: ‘I Hope He Gets Right With God’

A Mississippi sheriff’s deputy who survived being shot twice in the head in 2019 says he forgives the man who pulled the trigger that day and changed his life forever. Brad Sullivan, 44, a former hostage negotiator for Madison County Sheriff’s Office, was responding to a call of an armed kidnapper in a rural area…


‘I Hope He Gets Right With God’: Sheriff’s Deputy Forgives Felon Who Shot Him in the Head Twice, Recovering

A Mississippi sheriff’s deputy who survived being shot twice in the head in 2019 says he forgives the man who pulled the trigger that day and changed his life forever. Brad Sullivan, 44, a former hostage negotiator for Madison County Sheriff’s Office, was responding to a call of an armed kidnapper in a rural area…


Deputy Selflessly Puts His Cruiser Between Stray Driver and Motorists on I-70, Crashes Into Suspect, Saves Lives

Confronted by a stray driver traveling the wrong way on the interstate, a sheriff’s deputy in Colorado put his life on the line by placing his cruiser between the reckless motorist and the rest of the traffic on the highway. The subsequent collision likely saved lives. The Adams County Sheriff’s Office first received a call…


Bodycam Shows Deputy Giving Own Brand-New Boots to Young Serviceman Stranded on Road With No Shoes

A routine check for a sheriff’s deputy turned into a stirring show of generosity—and gratitude—at a gas station in Chisago County, Minnesota. In footage captured at the scene from an officer’s bodycam, a young man in dire straits is seen at a Holiday service station, hitchhiking through Rush City. He’s heard telling a deputy who…


California Sheriff’s Deputy, Suspect Dead Following Shootout

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—A California sheriff’s deputy was killed and another deputy was wounded in a shootout with a suspect who gunned down a K-9 dog before he was fatally shot, authorities said. The gunbattle erupted in Sacramento near a racetrack at the Cal Expo event venue after a vehicle pursuit late Monday, Sacramento County Sheriff Scott…