Today is Law Enforcement Memorial Day. Due to restrictions on the number of people that can gather, there is no observance of the holiday by the local Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #81 of Macon and Jackson Counties.
To honor those who died while on duty this year, Macon Media remembers and honors those who died in the line of duty in North Carolina since the last Law Enforcement Memorial Day.
K9 Officer Jordan Harris Sheldon
Mooresville Police Department, North Carolina
End of Watch Saturday, May 4, 2019
Police Officer Jordan Sheldon was shot and killed while conducting a traffic stop on West Plaza Drive at 10:00 pm.
He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his wounds.
The subject who shot him fled the scene and committed suicide in a nearby apartment.
Officer Sheldon had served with the Mooresville Police Department for six years.
Deputy Sheriff Makeem Rictrell Brooks
Northampton County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina
End of Watch Thursday, November 14, 2019
Deputy Sheriff Makeem Brooks was killed in a single-vehicle crash while responding to a shots fired call at approximately 11:30 pm.
He was driving on Highway 158 just outside of Garysburg when his patrol car left the roadway, entered a ditch, and overturned several times. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries shortly after midnight.
Deputy Brooks had served with the Northampton County Sheriff's Office for only six months. He is survived by several children.
Trooper Nolan James Sanders
North Carolina Highway Patrol, North Carolina
End of Watch Friday, March 27, 2020
Trooper Nolan Sanders was killed in a single-vehicle crash on I-795 near exit 22 at mile marker 19 in the Pikeville area of Wayne County, at 7:17 pm.
His patrol car left the roadway and struck a concrete culvert before landing on its side. Trooper Sanders suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene.
Trooper Sanders had served with the North Carolina Highway Patrol for five years and was assigned to Troop C, District 2. He is survived by his wife and daughter.
Deputy Sheriff Sypraseuth "Bud" Phouangphrachanh
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina
End of Watch Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Deputy Sheriff Sypraseuth Phouangphrachanh died as the result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty as a school resource officer. Deputy Phouangphrachanh contracted the virus at the beginning of a small outbreak of the virus affecting school employees.
Deputy Phouangphrachanh had served with the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office for 14 years and was assigned as the school resource officer for the county's middle schools and high schools. He had previously served with the Candor Police Department. He is survived by his wife, five children, parents, and two brothers.
In early 2020, thousands of law enforcement officers and other first responders throughout the country contracted COVID-19 during the worldwide pandemic due to requirements of their job. Many of these first responders died as a result of COVID-19.
A Policeman's Prayer
(from the 2016 local observance)
Here are past years that Macon Media has been able to cover Law Enformcent Memorial Day:
2019
2018 [LINK]
2017 [LINK]
2016 [LINK]
2014 [LINK]
2013 [LINK]
2010 [LINK]
Published at 11:00am on Friday, May 15, 2020
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