In Texas, law enforcement individuals put their lives on the line for the safety and protection of others every day. Most serve with unwavering commitment, professionalism, valor, and distinction. Sadly in 2020, Texas has lost 44 law enforcement individuals in the Line of duty. A total of 2,035 Texas law enforcement individuals and 19 K9s overall have been killed in the line of duty.
We invite you to learn more about our law enforcement heroes and join the Texas Police Trainers in honoring and remembering them. You can also click www.odmp.org to find all the Texas fallen heroes.
They put their lives on the line for us every day even at the risk of losing their own life.
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God." - Matthew 5-9
"Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends." - John 15:13
| Poem by Jon F. Hooper
| "When a police officer is killed, it's not an agency that loses an officer, it's an entire nation." Chris Cosgriff, ODMP Founder |
| Corporal Charles E. Holt Tarrant County Sheriff's Office, TX EOW: Tuesday, September 1, 2020 Cause: COVID19 | Corrections Officer V James Weston, Jr. Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Institutional Division, TX EOW: Wednesday, August 26, 2020 Cause: COVID1 |
| Police Officer Jorge Cabrera Mission Police Department, TX EOW: Monday, August 24, 2020 Cause: COVID19 | Sergeant Raul Salazar, Jr. Nueces County Sheriff's Office, TX EOW: Sunday, August 23, 2020 Cause: COVID19 |
| Corrections Officer V Herbert Garcia Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Institutional Division, TX EOW: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 Cause: COVID19 | Corrections Officer V Elizabeth Jones Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Institutional Division, TX End of Watch: Saturday, August 15, 2020 Cause: COVID19 |
| Corrections Officer IV Lebouath Boua Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Institutional Division, TX End of Watch: Wednesday, August 12, 2020 Cause: COVID19 | Correctional Officer Dudley J. Champ Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, TX End of Watch: Monday, August 10, 2020 Cause: COVID19 |
| Police Officer Sheena Dae Yarbrough-Powell Beaumont Police Department, TX End of Watch: Sunday, August 9, 2020 Cause: Vehicular assault | Corrections Officer V Eric Johnson Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Institutional Division, TX End of Watch: Monday, July 27, 2020 Cause: COVID19
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| Corrections Officer IV Ruben Martinez Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Institutional Division, TX End of Watch: Sunday, July 26, 2020 Cause: COVID19 | Investigator Mark Brown Harris County Constable's Office - Precinct 5, TX End of Watch: Saturday, July 25, 2020 Cause: COVID19 |
| Corrections Officer IV Jackson Pongay Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Institutional Division, TX End of Watch: Sunday, July 19, 2020 Cause: COVID19 | Corrections Officer V Jerry Esparza Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Institutional Division, TX End of Watch: Wednesday, July 15, 2020 Cause: COVID19 |
| Director N. Kyle Coleman Bexar County Fire Marshal's Office, TX End of Watch: Tuesday, July 14, 2020 Cause: COVID19 | Police Officer Ismael Chavez McAllen Police Department, TX End of Watch: Saturday, July 11, 2020 Cause: Gunfire |
| Police Officer Edelmiro Garza, Jr. McAllen Police Department, TX End of Watch: Saturday, July 11, 2020 Cause: Gunfire | Corrections Officer Kenneth Harbin Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Institutional Division, TX End of Watch: Saturday, July 4, 2020 Cause: COVID19 |
| Parole Officer IV Joseph William Lange Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Parole Division, TX End of Watch: Wednesday, July 1, 2020 Cause: COVID19 | Juvenile Corrections Officer Sean Rahina Wilson Texas Juvenile Justice Department, TX End of Watch: Sunday, June 28, 2020 Cause: COVID19 |
| Sergeant Dale Multer Travis County Constable's Office - Precinct 5, TX End of Watch: Saturday, June 27, 2020 Cause: COVID19 | Corrections Officer V Thomas Adedayo Ogungbire Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Institutional Division, TX End of Watch: Thursday, June 11, 2020 Cause: COVID19 |
| Deputy Constable Caleb Daniel Rule Fort Bend County Constable's Office - Precinct 4, TX End of Watch: Friday, May 29, 2020 Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent | Chief of Police Marvin Wayne Trejo Dumas Police Department, TX End of Watch: Sunday, May 10, 2020 Cause: COVID19 |
| Corrections Officer V Maria Mendez Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Institutional Division, TX End of Watch: Saturday, May 9, 2020 Cause: COVID19 | Corrections Officer V Jesse Wayne Bolton Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Institutional Division, TX End of Watch: Friday, May 8, 2020 Cause: COVID19 |
| Sergeant Raymond John Scholwinski Harris County Sheriff's Office, TX End of Watch: Wednesday, May 6, 2020 Cause: COVID19 | Police Officer Jason Knox Houston Police Department, TX End of Watch: Saturday, May 2, 2020 Cause: Aircraft accident |
| Detention Deputy Timothy De La Fuente Bexar County Sheriff's Office, TX End of Watch: Thursday, April 30, 2020 Cause: COVID19 | Corrections Officer V James D. Coleman Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Institutional Division, TX End of Watch: Tuesday, April 28, 2020 Cause: COVID19 |
| Corrections Officer Coy D. Coffman, Jr. Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Institutional Division, TX End of Watch: Sunday, April 26, 2020 Cause: COVID19 | Deputy Sheriff John Andrew Rhoden Bell County Sheriff's Office, TX End of Watch: Sunday, April 26, 2020 Cause: Struck by vehicle |
| Deputy Sheriff John Andrew Rhoden Bell County Sheriff's Office, TX End of Watch: Sunday, April 26, 2020 Cause: Struck by vehicle | Chaplain II Akbar N. Shabazz Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Institutional Division, TX End of Watch: Thursday, April 23, 2020 Cause: COVID19 |
| Corrections Officer V Jonathon Keith Goodman Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Institutional Division, TX End of Watch: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 Cause: COVID19 | Police Officer Justin Putnam San Marcos Police Department, TX End of Watch: Saturday, April 18, 2020 Cause: Gunfire |
| Corrections Officer IV Kelvin D. Wilcher Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Institutional Division, TX End of Watch: Monday, April 6, 2020 Cause: COVID 19 | Sheriff Kirk A. Coker Hutchinson County Sheriff's Office, TX End of Watch: Sunday, March 29, 2020 Cause: Heart attack |
| Senior Deputy Christopher Scott Korzilius Travis County Sheriff's Office, Texas End of Watch Wednesday, March 18, 2020 Cause: Automobile Crash | Deputy Sheriff Richard Edward Whitten Liberty County Sheriff's Office, TX End of Watch: Monday, February 3, 2020 Cause: Gunfire |
| Police Officer Alan Daniel McCollum Corpus Christi Police Department, Texas End of Watch Friday, January 31, 2020 Cause: Vehicular assault | Police Officer Nicholas Reyna Lubbock Police Department, TX End of Watch: Saturday, January 11, 2020 Cause: Struck by vehicle |