Tag Archives: Kentucky

Joshua C. Phipps: Three Years in Russell County, a Loss That Will Not Fade

Deputy Sheriff Joshua C. Phipps, Russell County Sheriff's Office, End of Watch 2024-09-16

On September 16, 2024, Russell County lost Deputy Sheriff Joshua C. Phipps. He was 38 years old, carried badge 1442, and had given three years to the Russell County Sheriff’s Office. The facts are stark: he was shot and killed while pursuing a fleeing suspect, leaving behind a department, a community, and everyone who knew the shape of his presence with an absence that cannot be repaired. Deputy Phipps was assisting the… Read more

Richard Coyle: Thirty Years of Service, Remembered in the Silence He Leaves Behind

Deputy Sheriff Richard Coyle, Crittenden County Sheriff's Office, End of Watch 2026-04-30

A family, a sheriff’s office, and a Kentucky community are left to carry an absence that cannot be repaired. Deputy Sheriff Richard Coyle, 58, died from gunfire after being shot while serving emergency guardianship paperwork at a residence on KY 365 in Sturgis. His End of Watch was April 30, 2026. The facts are stark, but they cannot measure the life behind them: a public servant who devoted 30 years to law… Read more