PAUL LEE MICKEL

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Officer Rank: Deputy Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 34-W: 25
Department: Wayne County, Michigan, S.D.
End of Watch: November 18, 1973
Cause: SHOT
Age:
Years of Service: 5
Description: Deputy Mickel was off duty and eating at a local restaurant, when a patron refused to pay for his meal and began arguing with the manager. The manager, aware that Paul Mickel was a deputy, asked him for his assistance in removing the suspect. While waiting for back up, a struggle ensued and the suspect was able to gain possession of Deputy Mickel's service weapon. Deputy Mickel was shot to death with his own gun.
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