Today, we remember Colleton County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Edward John Marcurella, Jr., and Branchville Police Department Chief of Police Walter Samuel Dukes.
On this date in 2021, Sergeant Edward Marcurella died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 during a presumed exposure while on duty.
On this date in 1944, Chief Walter Dukes was shot and killed, and Deputy Sheriff Gary Fairy was shot and fatally wounded when they attempted to serve a warrant on a man at his home.
