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Fallen Officers
Yuma County Sheriff's Deputies put their lives on the line every day for the safety and security of our community. This page is  dedicated to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice.
These brave heroes and their families and loved ones are always in the hearts and minds of those who worked with them, of others who follow in their footsteps and of the public they served.
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K-9 Officer Robby
End of Watch: Saturday, February 17, 2007
Tour of Duty: 5.5 years
Three (3) year old Robby, a light brown male Belgian Malinois originally from the Netherlands, attended the Basic Service Dog Academy sponsored by Arizona Department...Read more>> |
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Sr. Deputy Michael B. Meyer
End of Watch: Monday, August 13, 2001
Tour of Duty: 4 years
On August 13, 2001 at approximately 2:25 p.m., the Yuma County Sheriff’s Office received a 9-1-1 call stating there had been an accident involving a Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicle at milepost 54 on U.S. Highway 95, north of Yuma. Read more>>
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Deputy Sheriff Walter Akers
End of Watch: Wednesday, February 4, 1948
Tour of Duty: Not available
Deputy Akers was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a drunk man, Jack Franklin, at the Parker train depot. Franklin had not been allowed to board the westbound Santa Fe train because he was drunk. Read more>>
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Deputy Sheriff Sylvester Villa
End of Watch: Saturday, January 24, 1948
Tour of Duty: 13 years
Deputy Villa was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a burglary suspect. He and two other deputies had tracked the suspect to a river, where they lost the track. The other two deputies returned to the patrol car and...Read more>>
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Under Sheriff Matthew B. DeVane
End of Watch: Tuesday, January 8, 1901
Tour of Duty: No available
Under Sheriff Devane was summoned by Paul Moretti who told him that someone had stolen a case of liquor from his store. Under sheriff Devane and Moretti then went to the area of Main Street and Second in downtown Yuma. Read more>> |
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Sheriff James T. Dana
End of Watch: Wednesday, September 20, 1871
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Sheriff Dana, along with a posse, went into a river bottom to arrest an Indian named Big Charlie for killing a woman in Arizona City (Yuma). In a shootout involving the posse and the local Indians, a cousin of Big Charlie's shot....Read more>> |
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Sheriff Cornelius Sage
End of Watch: Wednesday, May 3, 1865
Tour of Duty: 5 months
Sheriff Sage was shot and killed when he and two associates were ambushed by Yavapai Apache tribe members. The three were en route to Prescott, Arizona, on official business when the ambush took place. |
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