The list below represents those Berrien County Sheriff's Deputies who were wounded or killed in the line of duty:
Deputy Floyd Lintner - February 21, 1925
Shot in heel during shootout with bank robbers
Detective Charles Andrews - April 18, 1956
Wounded while responding to an assault call.
Deputy Charles Plummer - November 5, 1962
Wounded while apprehending burglary suspects.
Detective Victor Yost Jr. - November 5, 1962
Wounded while apprehending burglary suspects.
Deputy Gary Mitchell - December 3, 1965
Wounded at scene of a bank robbery.
Deputy Elton G. Stover - December 3, 1965
Wounded and later died from injuries received at scene of a bank robbery.
Deputy James Coburn - March 20, 1972
Wounded while apprehending suspect on the assault of a police officer.
Deputy Abbott Taylor - March 20, 1972
Wounded while apprehending suspect on the assault of a police officer.
Deputy Ross Brumbaugh - December 13, 1975
Wounded while making a traffic arrest.
Deputy Gary Ruhl - November 13, 1979
Wounded while making a traffic arrest.
Deputy Roger Lange - January 4, 1991
Wounded while executing a search warrant during a drug raid.
Deputy John Briney - September 3, 1992
Wounded while making a traffic stop.
Deputy Timothy L. Gray - October 1, 1996
Wounded during a jail escape.
Deputy Ronald Uhrik - April 4, 2002
Wounded during an attempted jail escape.
The other individuals on the list are those who have been selected by their peers as the outstanding "Deputy of the Year" for the Sheriff's Department, the Reserve Unit, and the Mounted Division.
Berrien County Sheriff's Department "Deputy of the Year"
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1974 James Bale
1975 Fred Schaub
1976 Robert Krause
1977 Fred Reeves
1978 Dan Gustafson
1980 Van Clark
1981 Steve Marschke
1982 Richard Heminger
1983 Michael Renkawitz
1984 Dan Unruh
1985 James Jaggers
1987 Abbott Taylor
1988 Kathy Robinson
1989 William Marx
1990 Joann Danneffel
1991 James Drach
1992 Keith Hafer
1993 John Briney
1994 John Hopkins
1995 Roger Lange
1996 Milt Russell
1997 Richard Albers
1998 Gary Ruhl
1999 Dan Gustafson
2000 Don Upson
2001 Julia Flick
2002 Michael Bradley
2003 Karen Klug
2004 Michael Ziebarth
2005 Mark Haueisen
2006 Timothy Ganus
2007 John Hopkins
2008 Ben Crawford
2009 Karen Klug
2010 Eric Hyun
2011 Michael Moore
2012 Sgt. Julie Flick
2013 Sgt. Trent Babcock
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Mounted Division "Deputy of the Year"
2006 Lisa Jannings
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Reserve "Deputy of the Year"
2001 Tim Richards
2002 Richard Mann
2003 Thomas Dumminger
2004 Duane Miller
2005 Thomas Dumminger
2006 Jack Goodwin
2007 Ken Dudiak
2008 Jim Laroux
2009 Tim Richards
2010 Kim Fedison
2011 Sonny Fuller
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Explorer Post "Cadet of the Year"
2008 Don Head
2009 Spencer Hartman
2010 Christian Campbell
2011 Damon Christopher
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Certificate of Achievement for Jails full compliance with Department of Correction Standards 2004-2006
Drive Michigan Safely Task Force 2002
Corporate Sponsor for Relay for Life 2007
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