“All Gave Some, Some Gave All”
Deputy Sheriff Donta J Manuel
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Donta Manuel and Deputy Jonathan Wallace were struck and killed by a patrol car while attempting to remove stop sticks from the roadway.
A stolen vehicle that was being pursued by other deputies had just passed over the stop sticks and the two deputies ran into the road to remove them.…
Read MoreDeputy Donta Manuel and Deputy Jonathan Wallace were struck and killed by a patrol car while attempting to remove stop sticks from the roadway.
A stolen vehicle that was being pursued by other deputies had just passed over the stop sticks and the two deputies ran into the road to remove them. It is believed that, because of the darkness, the deputies did not observe how fast the pursuing units were following behind the suspect vehicle. One of the pursuing patrol cars struck both deputies, killing them. The driver of that patrol car was seriously injured and flown to a local hospital.
One of the suspects in the stolen car was apprehended a short time later.
Deputy Manuel had served with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office for 13 years. He is survived by his wife and three children.
Deputy Sheriff Jonathan D Wallace
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
Deputies Jonathan Wallace and Donta Manuel were struck and killed by a patrol car while attempting to remove stop sticks from the roadway.
A stolen vehicle that was being pursued by other deputies had just passed over the stop sticks and the two deputies ran into the road to remove them.…
Read MoreDeputies Jonathan Wallace and Donta Manuel were struck and killed by a patrol car while attempting to remove stop sticks from the roadway.
A stolen vehicle that was being pursued by other deputies had just passed over the stop sticks and the two deputies ran into the road to remove them. It is believed that, because of the darkness, the deputies did not observe how fast the pursuing units were following behind the suspect vehicle. One of the pursuing patrol cars struck both deputies, killing them. The driver of that patrol car was seriously injured and flown to a local hospital.
One of the suspects in the stolen car was apprehended a short time later.
Deputy Wallace had served with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office for 18 months. He is survived by his fiancee.
Police Officer Thomas Joseph Morash
West Palm Beach Police Department
Officer Thomas Morash was killed when his motorcycle struck a vehicle when he was responding to a call of a minor traffic accident.
As he was driving south on Dixie Highway, a woman driving a Honda Civic turned into Officer Morash’s path.…
Read MoreOfficer Thomas Morash was killed when his motorcycle struck a vehicle when he was responding to a call of a minor traffic accident.
As he was driving south on Dixie Highway, a woman driving a Honda Civic turned into Officer Morash’s path. The impact catapulted Officer Morash from the seat of his 2003 Harley-Davidson Road King onto the pavement. Officer Morash was removed to St. Mary’s Medical Center where he died from his injuries.
The driver of the Honda was arrested and charged with driving without a valid driver license, causing a death, and violating the right of way. She was later sentenced to seven year probation, but was re-sentenced to 7 years in prison after violating her probation.
Officer Morash had served with the West Palm Beach Police Department for 12 years, and had previously served with the Fort Pierce Police Department. He is survived by his wife, daughter, parents, three brothers, and three sisters.
Deputy Sheriff Donald Lee Schavolt
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Donald Schavolt suffered a fatal heart attack after being kicked in the chest by a juvenile suspect during an arrest attempt.
He and three other deputies had responded to a noise complaint and found the suspect lying in the street when they arrived.…
Read MoreDeputy Donald Schavolt suffered a fatal heart attack after being kicked in the chest by a juvenile suspect during an arrest attempt.
He and three other deputies had responded to a noise complaint and found the suspect lying in the street when they arrived. The suspect violently resisted arrest and it took four deputies to restrain him.
Deputy Schavolt transported the suspect to a local medical center where he again resisted. Later, Deputy Schavolt went and sat down inside at the hospital and then collapsed. The suspect was charged as a juvenile with second degree murder, and resisting arrest with violence as a result of Deputy Schavolt’s death.
A autopsy determined that Deputy Schavolt’s heart attack did not directly result from being kicked in the chest. The suspect’s charges were reduced to felony battery, resisting arrest, and two counts of misdemeanor assault.
Deputy Schavolt is survived by his wife and four children.
Reserve Lieutenant Alfred Garrison
Lantana Police Department
Reserve Lieutenant Alfred Garrison was struck and killed by the driver of a vehicle while directing traffic in front of a local church.
He helped create the reserve unit in 1964, and had been with the Lantana Police Department ever since.
Read MoreReserve Lieutenant Alfred Garrison was struck and killed by the driver of a vehicle while directing traffic in front of a local church.
He helped create the reserve unit in 1964, and had been with the Lantana Police Department ever since.
Deputy Sheriff Garry E Hobbs
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Hobbs died as a result of being exposed to high levels of herbicide while recovering a stolen vehicle nine years earlier.
Deputy Hobbs was examining the vehicle on June 7, 1991, when a crop duster inadvertently sprayed him as it flew overhead.…
Read MoreDeputy Hobbs died as a result of being exposed to high levels of herbicide while recovering a stolen vehicle nine years earlier.
Deputy Hobbs was examining the vehicle on June 7, 1991, when a crop duster inadvertently sprayed him as it flew overhead. The herbicide caused severe neurological damage that caused his health to deteriorate until his death on December 9, 2000.
Deputy Hobbs was a Vietnam War veteran. He is survived by his wife, two sons, two daughters, sister, and a brother.
Major Edward Kaye Humphrey
Jupiter Police Department
Major Edward Humphrey suffered a fatal heart attack during a vehicle pursuit of a bank robbery suspect.
In July 1996, the suspect was sentenced to 22-1/2 years in federal prison for the robbery of the bank and for federal possession of a firearm.…
Read MoreMajor Edward Humphrey suffered a fatal heart attack during a vehicle pursuit of a bank robbery suspect.
In July 1996, the suspect was sentenced to 22-1/2 years in federal prison for the robbery of the bank and for federal possession of a firearm.
Major Humphrey was survived by his wife.
Sergeant James A Hunt , III
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
Sergeant Hunt was shot and killed while attempting to stop an ATM robbery. While Sergeant Hunt was searching one of the suspects the other pulled out a handgun and shot him in the face twice, killing him instantly.
The suspect then tried to commit suicide but survived.…
Read MoreSergeant Hunt was shot and killed while attempting to stop an ATM robbery. While Sergeant Hunt was searching one of the suspects the other pulled out a handgun and shot him in the face twice, killing him instantly.
The suspect then tried to commit suicide but survived. He was found guilty of Sergeant Hunt’s murder and sentenced to death. However, in June of 1998, the Florida Supreme Court commuted the death sentence to life in prison because the murder was not premeditated.
Sergeant Hunt is survived by his wife and two sons.
Sergeant Donald R Mahan
Port St. Lucie Police Department
Sergeant Mahan was killed when he was struck by a car as he was crossing a road to assist accident victims. He is survived by his wife, son and daughter.
Read MoreSergeant Mahan was killed when he was struck by a car as he was crossing a road to assist accident victims. He is survived by his wife, son and daughter.
Deputy Sheriff Anita Karen Pospisil
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Anita Pospisil was killed when her patrol car was broadsided by a truck which had run a red light at the intersection of Jupiter Farms Road and Indiantown Road.
Deputy Pospisil had served with the agency for four years.…
Read MoreDeputy Anita Pospisil was killed when her patrol car was broadsided by a truck which had run a red light at the intersection of Jupiter Farms Road and Indiantown Road.
Deputy Pospisil had served with the agency for four years. She is survived by her husband and son.
