Deputy Zachary Lewis,

  On November 20, 2016, Deputy Levi McMurtry and Deputy Zachary Lewis were investigating an unrelated incident at the Riverfront Marina when they were alerted to a vehicle that had driven into the Savannah River via a boat ramp. Arriving at the scene, they observed a vehicle submerged in water and a male subject struggling to stay above water. The subject attempted to avoid being pulled from the water by the deputies. Deputy McMurtry and Deputy Lewis made their way to a dock and as the subject was swimming pass, Deputy Lewis held Deputy McMurtry by his duty belt allowing him to reach out and grab the subject pulling him to safety. During the investigation it, was discovered that the subject in question had assaulted his girlfriend the night before and was attempting to take his own life believing that he had killed her. The vehicle the subject was driving had also been stolen by the subject the night before from a gas station on East Boundary.

Deputy Levi McMurtry,

On November 20, 2016, Deputy Levi McMurtry and Deputy Zachary Lewis were investigating an unrelated incident at the Riverfront Marina when they were alerted to a vehicle that had driven into the Savannah River via a boat ramp. Arriving at the scene, they observed a vehicle submerged in water and a male subject struggling to stay above water. The subject attempted to avoid being pulled from the water by the deputies. Deputy McMurtry and Deputy Lewis made their way to a dock and as the subject was swimming pass, Deputy Lewis held Deputy McMurtry by his duty belt allowing him to reach out and grab the subject pulling him to safety. During the investigation it, was discovered that the subject in question had assaulted his girlfriend the night before and was attempting to take his own life believing that he had killed her. The vehicle the subject was driving had also been stolen by the subject the night before from a gas station on East Boundary.

The Richmond County Sheriff's Office would like to thank Deputy Carl Turner for 25 years of distinguished service to this agency and the citizens of Richmond County.

The Richmond County Sheriff's Office would like to thank Capt. William Reeves for 25 years of distinguished service to this agency and the citizens of Richmond County.

The Richmond County Sheriff's Office would like to thank Major Jeffrey Peebles for 25 years of distinguished service to this agency and the citizens of Richmond County.

The Richmond County Sheriff's Office would like to thank Lt. Dorothy Dunbar for 25 years of distinguished service to this agency and the citizens of Richmond County.

The Richmond County Sheriff's Office would like to thank Deputy Charles Turner for 20 years of distinguished service to this agency and the citizens of Richmond County.

The Richmond County Sheriff's Office would like to thank Inv. Patrick Kinsey for 20 years of distinguished service to this agency and the citizens of Richmond County.

The Richmond County Sheriff's Office would like to thank Inv. Sergeant Daniel Carrier for 20 years of distinguished service to this agency and the citizens of Richmond County.

The Richmond County Sheriff's Office would like to thank Deputy Diane Maultsby for 15 years of distinguished service to this agency and the citizens of Richmond County.