MERRIT WAYNE DEEDS

Officer Rank: Deputy Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 37-E: 10
Department: Sonoma County, California, S.O.
End of Watch: August 23, 1975
Cause: SHOT
Age: 32
Years of Service: 3
Description: Deputy Deeds was shot and killed when he stopped to help what he thought was a stranded motorist. The motorist was a career criminal who was in the middle of committing a crime. The suspect had vowed he would never return to prison. When Officer Deeds approached he was shot and killed.
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