In The Line of Duty
They are fallen, but never forgotten. We remember them and honor them for their courage and self-sacrifice.
Law enforcement officers live with the knowledge that they might one day make the ultimate sacrifice to save another. Deputies and Detention Officers accept these risks as a routine part of their job. In a profession known for its inherent dangers and self-sacrifice, eighteen Maricopa County Sheriff’s Deputies and six Detention Officers have been killed in the line of duty since 1922. To visit memorials of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, please see the Officer Down Memorial Page.
Officer Down Memorial PageThose Who Died in the Line of Duty
Lieutenant Chad Brackman
November 10, 2021
Deputy Juan M. Ruiz
October 11, 2021
Detention Officer Kendall Thomas
September 10, 2021
Detention Officer Alicia Dawn Carter
August 9, 2021
Detention Officer Miroslaw Mroczkowski
July 15, 2020
Detention Officer Kevin Fletcher
July 6, 2020
Detention Officer Gene "Jim" Wade Lee
October 30, 2019
Retired Detention Officer Annette Olson
January 23, 2018
Deputy David William Wargo Jr.
May 1, 2012
Deputy William H. Coleman
January 8, 2012
Deputy Gary Labenz
October 10, 2005
Deputy Kenneth Blair
September 28, 1995
Deputy Eduardo Gonzales
August 28, 1995
Sergeant Patrick Riley
March 11, 1994
Deputy Vernon Marconnet
June 30, 1988
Corporal Darrell McCloud
May 13, 1985
Reserve Deputy James Epp
March 1, 1978
Deputy Ralph Butler
June 13, 1972
Deputy Rex Stone
January 18, 1971
Deputy Warren LaRue
January 18, 1971
Lieutenant Robert Dorn
August 31, 1965
Deputy Gerald Barnes
October 5, 1957
Deputy Burtice Wickstrum
January 8, 1951
Special Deputy Edward Roberts
July 21, 1937
Deputy Lee Wright
January 29, 1930
Deputy Almon Dana
April 9, 1922