Deputy Andrew Kriss
End of Watch: May 25, 1864
Deputy Kriss was shot and killed by horse
thieves. The suspects were never apprehended.
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Deputy Will Ward
End of Watch: November 27, 1899
Deputy Ward succumbed to wounds sustained when he was beaten by
a prisoner he was transporting to San Quentin on the Steamship
Santa Rosa.
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Deputy Thomas A. Fay
End of Watch: May 17, 1919
Deputy Fay was shot and killed while arresting a neighbor who
had been arguing with his wife. The man went in to retrieve his
hat and came out with a gun.
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Deputy Donn G. Witt
End of Watch: September 25, 1983
Deputy Witt died from Hepatitis he contracted from a prisoner.
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Deputy Kelly Ann Bazer
End of Watch: January 13, 1986
Deputy Bazer was in the beginning of her training at the academy
when shot and killed during a robbery attempt on her way home.
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Deputy Lonny Gene Brewer
End of Watch: December 5, 1987
Deputy Brewer was shot and killed by a suspect who was
barricaded in his home after firing shots into his neighborhood.
Deputy Brewer, who was a member of the SWAT team, was shot in
the arm in-between the panels of his vest with an AK-47. The
suspect was later shot and killed by SWAT team members.
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Deputy Theodore L. Beckmann Jr.
End of Watch: February 8, 1989
Deputy Beckmann was killed after his patrol car was struck
during an accident.
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Deputy Patrick Steven Coyle
End of Watch: February 16, 1997
Deputy Coyle lost his life in the crash of a Sheriff's helicopter.
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