Richard Anthony Herzog

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Richard Anthony Herzog Veteran

Birth
Corona, Riverside County, California, USA
Death
22 Jun 2002 (aged 46)
Newcastle, King County, Washington, USA
Burial
Kent, King County, Washington, USA GPS-Latitude: 47.3917768, Longitude: -122.0962841
Plot
Section 6 Site 74
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Deputy Herzog was shot and killed with his own service weapon after responding to a call at 1700 hours involving a naked man creating a disturbance in the roadway on Coal Creek Parkway. When Deputy Herzog, who was wearing a vest, arrived on scene, he attempted to subdue the man with pepper spray. The spray had no affect on the man, who then attacked Deputy Herzog. Deputy Herzog's service weapon, a .40 caliber Glock, was knocked to the ground and the magazine came out of it.
The suspect picked up the weapon and replaced the magazine. As Deputy Herzog attempted to retreat, the suspect shot him once, knocking him to the ground. The suspect then stood over him and shot him ten more times before fleeing to a nearby apartment. The man was apprehended approximately 45 minutes later. The suspect had been released from jail only 11 days earlier after serving several months for assaulting a police officer. The suspect was convicted of aggravated first-degree murder on August 19th, 2004. On September 23rd, 2004, he was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Deputy Herzog had been with the King County Sheriff's Department for 7 years and had spent the past 4 years working in the City of Newcastle, which contracted with the sheriff's department for police coverage. He was a US Army veteran and is survived by his wife and two teenage daughters.

Deputy Herzog was shot and killed with his own service weapon after responding to a call at 1700 hours involving a naked man creating a disturbance in the roadway on Coal Creek Parkway. When Deputy Herzog, who was wearing a vest, arrived on scene, he attempted to subdue the man with pepper spray. The spray had no affect on the man, who then attacked Deputy Herzog. Deputy Herzog's service weapon, a .40 caliber Glock, was knocked to the ground and the magazine came out of it.
The suspect picked up the weapon and replaced the magazine. As Deputy Herzog attempted to retreat, the suspect shot him once, knocking him to the ground. The suspect then stood over him and shot him ten more times before fleeing to a nearby apartment. The man was apprehended approximately 45 minutes later. The suspect had been released from jail only 11 days earlier after serving several months for assaulting a police officer. The suspect was convicted of aggravated first-degree murder on August 19th, 2004. On September 23rd, 2004, he was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Deputy Herzog had been with the King County Sheriff's Department for 7 years and had spent the past 4 years working in the City of Newcastle, which contracted with the sheriff's department for police coverage. He was a US Army veteran and is survived by his wife and two teenage daughters.


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