Today, we remember Laurens Police Department Patrolman McDuffie Hampton Stone, Southern Railway Police Department Special Officer Samuel H. Boyer, New Ellenton Police Department Chief of Police Johnny Hamilton, South Carolina Public Service Authority Special Agent Frank Bailey Glover, Aiken Department of Public Safety Master Corporal Sandra Elizabeth “Sandy” Rogers, and Union County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Tommy W. Cudd.
On this date in 1909, Patrolman McDuffie Stone was killed while apprehending a trespasser in the railroad freight depot.
On this date in 1910, Special Officer Samuel Boyer was shot and killed in the Royster Yards south of Charleston when he interrupted several men breaking into a boxcar.
On this date in 2009, Chief Johnny Hamilton was killed in an automobile accident while en route to the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy.
On this date in 2010, Special Agent Frank Glover suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after scuffling with a drunk and disorderly man.
On this date in 2012, Master Corporal Sandy Rogers was shot and killed while responding to a call for a suspicious vehicle at Eustis Park at approximately 7:50 am.
On this date in 2021, Sergeant Tommy Cudd died from complications of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
