Since the coronavirus pandemic began, 18 Florida law enforcement officers that we know of contracted the virus on the job and died in the line of duty. Another 22 police, deputy sheriff’s or corrections officers have died in Georgia, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page website.
We’ve collected all their photos, names and photos in the photo galleries below to help honor their service.
Florida officers
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Sergeant Eric John Twisdale, Clay County Sheriff's Office, Florida. End of watch: Wednesday, September 16, 2020.Lieutenant Christopher M. Cunningham Sr., Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, Florida. End of watch Wednesday, August 5, 2020.Auxiliary Sergeant Louis M. Livatino, Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, Florida. End of watch: Wednesday, January 27, 2021Master Detention Deputy Richard M. Barry, Lake County Sheriff's Office, Florida. End of watch: Thursday, July 16, 2020.Sergeant James Scott LaRue, Seminole County Sheriff's Office, Florida. End of watch: Saturday, November 21, 2020.Deputy Sheriff Angela D. Chavers, Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, Florida. End of watch: Saturday, September 12, 2020.Correctional Officer Juan Llanes, Miami-Dade County Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Florida. End of watch: Monday, February 1, 2021.Deputy Sheriff Jacinto R. Navarro Jr., Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, Florida. End of watch: Tuesday, January 19, 2021.Sergeant Corey Pendergrass, Lauderhill Police Department, Florida. End of watch: Sunday, July 26, 2020.Master Detention Deputy Lynn D. Jones, Lake County Sheriff's Office, Florida. End of watch: Wednesday, June 24, 2020.Deputy Sheriff Shannon S. Bennett, Broward County Sheriff's Office, Florida. End of watch: Friday, April 3, 2020.Lieutenant Aldemar Rengifo Jr., Broward County Sheriff's Office, Florida. End of watch: Sunday, August 16, 2020Correctional Officer Jairo Antonio Bravo, Miami-Dade County Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Florida. End of watch: Thursday, July 30, 2020.Sgt. Shane Owens, Broward County Sheriff's Office. End of watch: Saturday, March 27, 2001.Detention Deputy Charles O. Pugh II, Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office, Florida. End of watch: Tuesday, August 18, 2020Sergeant Jose A. Diaz-Ayala, Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, Florida. End of watch: Saturday, April 4, 2020.Deputy Sheriff Maurice C. Ford, Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, Florida. End of watch: Thursday, August 27, 2020.Sergeant Robert Wayne Rogers, Florida Department of Corrections. End of watch: Friday, July 31, 2020.
Sergeant Eric John Twisdale, Clay County Sheriff's Office, Florida. End of watch: Wednesday, September 16, 2020.
Georgia officers
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Sergeant Patrick David Snook, Henry County Police Department, Georgia. End of Watch: Sunday, December 27, 2020Deputy Warden Roger Joe Hodge Sr., Georgia Department of Corrections, Georgia.
End of watch: Tuesday, April 14, 2020.Sergeant Jeffery Robert Smith, Berry College Police Department, Georgia.
End of watch: Friday, January 29, 2021.Sergeant Barry Edwin Henderson, Polk County Sheriff's Office, Georgia. End of Watch: Tuesday, March 9, 2021.Sergeant Charles Edward Norton, Richmond County Sheriff's Office, Georgia. End of watch: Sunday, September 20, 2020.Deputy Sheriff Steven Allen Minor, Rockdale County Sheriff's Office, Georgia. End of Watch: Wednesday, June 24, 2020.Deputy Sheriff Philip Kraverotis, Effingham County Sheriff's Office, Georgia. End of watch: Thursday, August 6, 2020Sergeant Grace A. Bellamy; Georgia Department of Corrections, Georgia. End of watch: Monday, February 1, 2021.Deputy Sheriff Nicholas Howell, Henry County Sheriff's Office, Georgia. End of Watch: Sunday, January 3, 2021.Deputy Sheriff Stephen Bradley Crazywolf Dutton, Harris County Sheriff's Office, Georgia. End of Watch: Friday, August 14, 2020Corporal Avery D. Hillman, Crisp County Sheriff's Office, Georgia. End of Watch: Saturday, October 31, 2020Police Officer Arturo Villegas, Alamo Police Department, Georgia. End of watch: Sunday, January 10, 2021.Police Officer Jerry Steven Hemphill, Lanier Technical College Police Department, Georgia. End of watch: Saturday, January 16, 2021.Sergeant David G. Crumpler, Henry County Police Department, Georgia. End of watch: Thursday, January 7, 2021.Corrections Officer Onochie Sunday Ikedionwu, Georgia Department of Corrections. End of watch: Wednesday, August 26, 2020Deputy Jailer Jane Alice Ash, Effingham County Sheriff's Office, Georgia. End of watch: Wednesday, December 16, 2020Captain Michael D'Angelo Garigan, Gordon County Sheriff's Office, Georgia. End of Watch: Sunday, January 24, 2021.Investigator James M. Cornacchia, Georgia Institute of Technology Police Department. End of Watch: Monday, June 1, 2020.Captain Philip Edward Street, Walker County Sheriff's Office, Georgia. End of watch: Friday, November 27, 2020.Special Agent Wayne Douglas Snyder, Georgia Department of Corrections. End of Watch: Saturday, January 23, 2021.Lieutenant Brian K. McNair, Hall County Sheriff's Office, Georgia. End of Watch: Monday, July 20, 2020.Chief Probation Officer Leslie Dale Allen, Athens-Clarke County Probation Services, Georgia.
End of watch: Tuesday, August 4, 2020.
Sergeant Patrick David Snook, Henry County Police Department, Georgia. End of Watch: Sunday, December 27, 2020
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