The Officer Down Memorial Page Honoring Officers Killed in the Year 2005

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Lest we forget...  

 

 

Sergeant Larry Dale Cottingham Henderson County Sheriff's Office, KY EOW: Monday, January 3, 2005 Cause of Death: Heart attack Police Officer Bryan S. Hurst Columbus Division of Police, OH EOW: Thursday, January 6, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Howard King (Howie) Stevenson Ceres Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, January 9, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Corrections Officer Manuel Ariza Gonzalez Jr. California Department of Correc..., CA EOW: Monday, January 10, 2005 Cause of Death: Stabbed Deputy Sheriff Edward Eugene (Skip) Schroeder Jr. York County Sheriff's Department, PA EOW: Monday, January 10, 2005 Cause of Death: Heart attack Patrolman Scott Morgan Armstrong Bridgeton Police Department, MO EOW: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Police Officer Jesse W. Embrey III St. James Police Department, MO EOW: Saturday, January 15, 2005 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer James Mitchell (Mitch) Prince Boiling Spring Lakes Police Dep..., NC EOW: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrol Officer Lloyd Auther Rogers Castleberry Independent School ..., TX EOW: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 Cause of Death: Heart attack Sheriff Matthew Haden Samuels Greenwood County Sheriff's Office, KS EOW: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Sergeant Thomas Lynn Cochran Lawrenceburg Police Department, IN EOW: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff James Phillip Tutino Los Angeles County Sheriff's De..., CA EOW: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Chief of Police Anthony Dwight Lucas French Camp Police Department, MS EOW: Friday, February 4, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Wayne J. Koester Lake County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Wednesday, February 9, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Michael Allen Scarbrough Wayne County Airport Authority ..., MI EOW: Wednesday, February 9, 2005 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Molly Suzanne Thomas-Bowden Columbia Police Department, MO EOW: Thursday, February 10, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer James Melvin Feltis III United States Pentagon Force Pr..., US EOW: Monday, February 14, 2005 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Officer Charles Richard Thomas Haist Henry County Police Department, GA EOW: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff Haven Blake Gammill Douglas County Sheriff's Office, GA EOW: Thursday, February 24, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Eric Jay Van Fossan Eagle Pass Police Department, TX EOW: Saturday, February 26, 2005 Cause of Death: Heart attack Corporal Mark David Jones Hardeeville Police Department, SC EOW: Sunday, February 27, 2005 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Senior Agent Jim Robyn Bennet Matkin Louisiana Department of Wildlif..., LA EOW: Wednesday, March 2, 2005 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Thomas J. McMeekin Jr. Atlantic City Police Department, NJ EOW: Friday, March 4, 2005 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Police Officer Craig Steven Herbert Lawrence Police Department, IN EOW: Sunday, March 6, 2005 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Sergeant Hoyt Keith Teasley Fulton County Sheriff's Department, GA EOW: Friday, March 11, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Assistant SAC David Gray Wilhelm United States Department of Hom..., US EOW: Friday, March 11, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Master Deputy J. Alex Burdette Anderson County Sheriff's Office, SC EOW: Saturday, March 12, 2005 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Police Officer Jackson Vernon (Jack) Lone Seattle Police Department, WA EOW: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 Cause of Death: Drowned Police Officer Michael Keith Buckner Decherd Police Department, TN EOW: Thursday, March 17, 2005 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Thomas Drumane Catchings Jackson Police Department, MS EOW: Thursday, March 17, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer II William Andrew (Drew) Henley Suffolk Police Department, VA EOW: Saturday, March 19, 2005 Cause of Death: Heart attack Sergeant Carl Dewayne Graham Jr. Missouri State Highway Patrol, MO EOW: Sunday, March 20, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Peter Alan Grignon Louisville Metro Police Department, KY EOW: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Jesse Erick Sollman Easton Police Department, PA EOW: Friday, March 25, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Sergeant Kevin Scott Kight Panama City Beach Police Depart..., FL EOW: Sunday, March 27, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Steven Michael Zourkas Niles Police Department, IL EOW: Friday, April 8, 2005 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff Kurt Andrew Ford Harvey County Sheriff's Office, KS EOW: Saturday, April 9, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Daniel Paul Figgins St. Charles Police Department, IL EOW: Saturday, April 9, 2005 Cause of Death: Heart attack Captain Byron Douglas Carpenter Belmont Police Department, NC EOW: Saturday, April 16, 2005 Cause of Death: Heart attack Detective Sergeant James Lloyd Allen Providence Police Department, RI EOW: Sunday, April 17, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Ralph C. Tatoian Missouri State Highway Patrol, MO EOW: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Larry Randolph Cox Chillicothe Police Department, OH EOW: Thursday, April 21, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Mark Anthony Cross Atlanta Police Department, GA EOW: Saturday, April 23, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Larry Elwood Lasater Jr. Pittsburg Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, April 24, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Anthony J. (Tony) Hosey Illinois State University Polic..., IL EOW: Monday, April 25, 2005 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Harold Loyd Thorne Jr. Tuscaloosa Police Department, AL EOW: Monday, April 25, 2005 Cause of Death: Heart attack Police Officer Tommy Edward Scott Los Angeles World Airports Poli..., CA EOW: Friday, April 29, 2005 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Deputy Sheriff Byron Keith Cannon Richland County Sheriff's Depar..., SC EOW: Wednesday, May 4, 2005 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff Mariano (Rocky) Lemus Jr. Orange County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Friday, May 6, 2005 Cause of Death: Duty related illness Sergeant Gerald Dennis Vick St. Paul Police Department, MN EOW: Friday, May 6, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Donald Ray Young Denver Police Department, CO EOW: Sunday, May 8, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective LaVern Steven Brann Battle Creek City Police Depart..., MI EOW: Monday, May 9, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Andrew Harrison Taylor Llano County Sheriff's Office, TX EOW: Monday, May 9, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer David Christopher Uribe Phoenix Police Department, AZ EOW: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lance Corporal Jonathan Wade Parker South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC EOW: Monday, May 16, 2005 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Reserve Officer Joseph Pozell Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Officer Peter Jay Resch Wadena Police Department, MN EOW: Thursday, May 19, 2005 Cause of Death: Heart attack Agent Wayne Muñiz-Caro Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Trooper Jimmy Ray Carty Jr. Texas Department of Public Safe..., TX EOW: Thursday, May 26, 2005 Cause of Death: Training accident Deputy Sheriff Maurice Glen Brignac Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Dep..., LA EOW: Wednesday, June 1, 2005 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Correctional Officer Gabriel B. Saucedo Arizona Department of Corrections, AZ EOW: Thursday, June 2, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Deputy Sheriff Roger Dale Lynch Livingston County Sheriff's Dep..., KY EOW: Thursday, June 2, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Robert Russell (Rob) Hardesty United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Thursday, June 2, 2005 Cause of Death: Training accident Deputy Sheriff John Walter Sanford Jr. Northumberland County Sheriff's..., VA EOW: Sunday, June 19, 2005 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Paris Williams Sr. Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 Cause of Death: Heart attack Sergeant Steven Francis Gaughan Prince George's County Police D..., MD EOW: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff George Clifford Griffin Sr. White County Sheriff's Department, AR EOW: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff Gregory Alan Gariepy San Bernardino County Sheriff's..., CA EOW: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff Jerry Ortiz Los Angeles County Sheriff's De..., CA EOW: Friday, June 24, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant James Edward (Bo) Weaver Dinwiddie County Sheriff's Office, VA EOW: Monday, June 27, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Reserve Deputy Constable Nehemiah Pickens Harris County Constable's Offic..., TX EOW: Tuesday, July 5, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Sergeant William Leo McEntee Kirkwood Police Department, MO EOW: Tuesday, July 5, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Senior Investigator Thomas M. O'Neill New York State Police, NY EOW: Wednesday, July 6, 2005 Cause of Death: Heart attack Trooper Todd Michael Larkins Tennessee Highway Patrol, TN EOW: Friday, July 8, 2005 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Deputy Sheriff Kevin Patrick Blount Sacramento County Sheriff's Dep..., CA EOW: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Deputy Sheriff Joseph Michael Kievernagel Sacramento County Sheriff's Dep..., CA EOW: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Sergeant Rogelio (Roy) Gonzalez Jr. Franklin Parish Sheriff's Depar..., LA EOW: Friday, July 15, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Owen David Fisher Flint Police Department, MI EOW: Saturday, July 16, 2005 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Special Officer Dwayne Anthony Reeves Newark School District Police S..., NJ EOW: Monday, July 18, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Vincent P. Cila Massachusetts State Police, MA EOW: Friday, July 22, 2005 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Sergeant K. Todd Helcher Braselton Police Department, GA EOW: Monday, July 25, 2005 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Nels Daniel (Dan) Niemi San Leandro Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, July 25, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Scot Andrew Beyerstedt Mattawan Police Department, MI EOW: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Seasonal Park Ranger Jeffrey A. Christensen United States Department of the..., US EOW: Friday, July 29, 2005 Cause of Death: Fall Police Officer Larry William Cantrell Sapulpa Police Department, OK EOW: Sunday, July 31, 2005 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Agent Jesús Lizardo-Espada Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Monday, August 1, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Correctional Officer Wayne Thomas (Cotton) Morgan Tennessee Department of Correction, TN EOW: Tuesday, August 9, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Terry Lee Melancon Jr. Baton Rouge City Police Department, LA EOW: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer James C. McBride Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 Cause of Death: Duty related illness Deputy Sheriff Timothy David Graham Pima County Sheriff's Department, AZ EOW: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Police Officer Francis Manuel Ortega Pine Lake Police Department, GA EOW: Thursday, August 11, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Timothy Lee Webster Crystal Springs Police Department, MS EOW: Saturday, August 13, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Roy Lundell Nelson Jr. New Smyrna Beach Police Department, FL EOW: Saturday, August 13, 2005 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Deputy Sheriff Eric Peter Loiselle Essex County Sheriff's Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Corporal John A. (Jay) Sampietro Jr. Missouri State Highway Patrol, MO EOW: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Police Officer Michael R. King Albuquerque Police Department, NM EOW: Thursday, August 18, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Richard W. Smith Jr. Albuquerque Police Department, NM EOW: Thursday, August 18, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Michael Bancroft Robertson County Sheriff's Depa..., TX EOW: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Daniel Howard Golden Huntsville Police Department, AL EOW: Monday, August 29, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Ramon Molina Rios Jr. Douglas Police Department, AZ EOW: Sunday, September 4, 2005 Cause of Death: Heart attack Police Officer Shawn Barrington Silvera Lino Lakes Police Department, MN EOW: Tuesday, September 6, 2005 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Corporal Mark Wesley Carthron Arkansas State Police, AR EOW: Monday, September 12, 2005 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Police Officer Tara Marie Drummond Kennesaw Police Department, GA EOW: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Sergeant Denny F. Gallaway Jr. San Jacinto County Constable's ..., TX EOW: Thursday, September 15, 2005 Cause of Death: Drowned Sergeant Ruben Orozco Sr. El Paso County Sheriff's Depart..., TX EOW: Saturday, September 17, 2005 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Special Agent Stephen Eric Sullivan United States Department of Sta..., US EOW: Monday, September 19, 2005 Cause of Death: Bomb Police Officer Ted Marvin Shinault United States Department of the..., US EOW: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Deputy Sheriff Jeffery Bickham Washington Parish Sheriff's Dep..., LA EOW: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Trooper D. Kevin Floyd Missouri State Highway Patrol, MO EOW: Thursday, September 22, 2005 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Officer David Marin Romero California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Friday, September 23, 2005 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Assistant Chief of Police Johnnie Lane Shaner White Hall Police Department, AL EOW: Friday, September 23, 2005 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Special Agent Supervisor William Hershall Garvey California Department of Justic..., CA EOW: Saturday, September 24, 2005 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Special Agent Daniel Paul Madrid United States Department of the..., US EOW: Saturday, September 24, 2005 Cause of Death: Heart attack Corporal Mario Roberto Jenkins University of Central Florida P..., FL EOW: Saturday, September 24, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Chief of Police Dion Rastus Nelson Sr. York Police Department, AL EOW: Saturday, September 24, 2005 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Corporal James Calvin (Jamie) Walker Waynesboro Police Department, MS EOW: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Brian Steven Gregg Newtown Borough Police Department, PA EOW: Thursday, September 29, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Christopher Brian Matthews Cumberland County Sheriff's Office, NC EOW: Friday, September 30, 2005 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Commander Dale Francis Bernock Dearborn Police Department, MI EOW: Monday, October 3, 2005 Cause of Death: Heart attack Police Officer Robin G. Vogel Decatur Police Department, IL EOW: Monday, October 3, 2005 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Deputy Sheriff James Timothy (Tim) White Hall County Sheriff's Office, GA EOW: Monday, October 3, 2005 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Shadron Kiley (Shad) Bassett Pulaski County Sheriff's Depart..., IN EOW: Friday, October 7, 2005 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff Kevin Eugene Elium Tulare County Sheriff's Office, CA EOW: Friday, October 7, 2005 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Michael Kevin Saffran Chesapeake Police Department, VA EOW: Saturday, October 8, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Jose Antonio Diaz Fort Lauderdale Police Department, FL EOW: Saturday, October 8, 2005 Cause of Death: Fall Police Officer Matthew John Redding Rocklin Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, October 9, 2005 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Deputy Sheriff Daniel Jess Lobo Jr. San Bernardino County Sheriff's..., CA EOW: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman John Randolph Wheeler San Antonio Police Department, TX EOW: Friday, October 14, 2005 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Sergeant Michael Adair Davis Clayton County Police Department, GA EOW: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sergeant Jonathan Paul Dragus Oklahoma City Police Department, OK EOW: Thursday, October 20, 2005 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Police Officer Stanley Cornell Reaves Norfolk Police Department, VA EOW: Friday, October 28, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant Robert Manuel Cabral Swansea Police Department, MA EOW: Saturday, November 5, 2005 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Special Agent Greg Ray Boss United States Postal Service - ..., US EOW: Tuesday, November 8, 2005 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Police Officer Kay Frances Rogers Murfreesboro Police Department, TN EOW: Wednesday, November 9, 2005 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Police Officer Courtney Lamont Dickerson Danville Police Department, VA EOW: Friday, November 11, 2005 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Brian Howard Jackson Dallas Police Department, TX EOW: Sunday, November 13, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Andrew Todd (Andy) Stevens California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Thursday, November 17, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Agent Choc Douglas Ericsson Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics an..., OK EOW: Friday, November 18, 2005 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Sergeant Michael Scott Neal Mexia Independent School Distri..., TX EOW: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Patrolman Richard Lee (Rick) Spaulding Portsmouth Police Department, VA EOW: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 Cause of Death: Heart attack Narcotics Investigator Brandon Douglas (Teddy) Breland Wiggins Police Department, MS EOW: Sunday, November 27, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrol Officer Edward Odell Fite Wiggins Police Department, MS EOW: Sunday, November 27, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Dillon Stewart New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Monday, November 28, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Paul Robert Salmon Phoenix Police Department, AZ EOW: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Henry (Hank) Nava Jr. Fort Worth Police Department, TX EOW: Thursday, December 1, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Jason Alexander Oliff Brazoria County Sheriff's Depar..., TX EOW: Monday, December 5, 2005 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Special Agent Thomas Patrick Cloherty United States Department of the..., US EOW: Thursday, December 8, 2005 Cause of Death: Heart attack Detective Daniel Enchautegui New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, December 10, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Corporal Joseph R. Pokorny Pennsylvania State Police, PA EOW: Monday, December 12, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lake Ranger Glen M. Collins Shawnee Police Department, OK EOW: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 Cause of Death: Automobile accident School Safety Agent Vivian A. Samuels-Benjamin New York City Police Department..., NY EOW: Friday, December 16, 2005 Cause of Death: Heart attack Officer Erick Shane Manny California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Police Officer Shawn Carson Jersey City Police Department, NJ EOW: Sunday, December 25, 2005 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Robert Nguyen Jersey City Police Department, NJ EOW: Sunday, December 25, 2005 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff Lester Dewayne Tatum Trinity County Sheriff's Depart..., TX EOW: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Lieutenant Michael Elvin Walker California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Saturday, December 31, 2005 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

 

 

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 156
Aircraft accident: 2
Automobile accident: 33
Bomb: 1
Drowned: 2
Duty related illness: 2
Fall: 2
Gunfire: 52
Gunfire (Accidental): 7
Heart attack: 17
Motorcycle accident: 4
Stabbed: 1
Struck by vehicle: 11
Training accident: 2
Vehicular assault: 15
Vehicle pursuit: 5

 

By Month:
January: 12
February: 9
March: 14
April: 12
May: 12
June: 11
July: 15
August: 14
September: 19
October: 13
November: 13
December: 12

 

By State:
Alabama: 4
Arizona: 5
Arkansas: 2
California: 18
Colorado: 1
District of Columbia: 2
Florida: 6
Georgia: 9
Illinois: 4
Indiana: 3
Kansas: 2
Kentucky: 3
Louisiana: 5
Maryland: 1
Massachusetts: 2
Michigan: 5
Minnesota: 3
Mississippi: 6
Missouri: 8
New Jersey: 4
New Mexico: 2
New York: 5
North Carolina: 3
Ohio: 2
Oklahoma: 4
Pennsylvania: 5
Puerto Rico: 2
Rhode Island: 1
South Carolina: 4
Tennessee: 4
Texas: 14
U.S. Government: 9
Virginia: 7
Washington: 1

 

Average tour: 10 years, 10 months

 

Average age: 38

 

By Gender:
Female: 5
Male: 151