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Escambia Deputies Honored For Valor
January 28, 2011
Several deputies and employees at the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office are being honored for putting their lives on the line for others and for doing a top notch job.
Three deputies — Jason Ates, Jenna Lovely and Joshua Hendershott — will be awarded the ESCO Medal of Valor.
A Purple Heart will be awarded to Deputy Ates after being shot in the leg on September 29 of least year when he and Deputy Lovely responded to the Motel 6 on Highway 29 in Pensacola to check on a missing person. Both deputies returned fire, killing the suspect.
Deputy Hendershott will be honored for pulling wounded Deputy Jeremy Cassady to safety October 29 after Cassady was shot three times during a hostage situation off Scenic Highway.
The complete list of Escambia County Sheriff’s Office honorees is as follows:
- Commendation Medals – Wendy Martin, Detention Assistant Ronnie Whiddon
- Life Saving Medals – Deputy Jason Comans, Deputy Ryan Robinson, FHP Trooper Josh Tucker, FHP Corporal Michael Tucker, Deputy Courtney Clanton,
- Civilian Service Medal – Robert Burns, Regiland Rees
- Unit Citations – Dispatchers: Julie Weaver, Wendy Martin, Amanda Joye, Lisa Scholmann, Debi Teets, Belinda Greathouse, Carl Miller, Rose Majors, Jeff Archer, Jason Coleman, Lori Rani, Matt Pike, , Carla Kunert, Kimberly Lawson, Valerie Slevin; Tactical Unit: Sgt. Hoyland, Curtis Cephas, Eric Peck, Phillip Folmar, Heather Williams, Jeff Gillespie
- Medal of Courage – Deputy 1st Class Jeremy Jarman, Deputy Justin Moore
- Medal of Valor – Deputy Jason Ates, Deputy Jenna Lovley, Deputy Joshua Hendershott
- Purple Heart – Deputy Jason Ates
- LEO of the Quarter - Deputy 1st Class Jeremy Jarman
- Detention Deputy of Quarter – Detention Deputy Gray Frazier
- Employee of the Quarter- Kelley Brown, Kim Harris
- Detention Deputy of the Year – Sgt. Jan Rich
- Employee of the Year – Kelley Brown
- LEO of the Year – Sr. Deputy Brian Munhollon
Pictured above: The scene after Deputy Jason Ates was shot and a suspect was shot and killed September 29, 2010 at the Motel 6 on Pensacola Boulevard. Photo by Liz Nagy WEAR TV for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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5 Responses to “Escambia Deputies Honored For Valor”
Congratulations to all of our Law Enforcement Officers & ECSO personnel. You deserve to be recognized for a job well done! Keep up the good work & STAY SAFE!
Escambia County is blessed with such an oustanding group of Law Enforcement Officers.
Thanks to all of our LEOs out there.
God bless you all!
a BIG “thank-you” to each officer (named and unnamed here) who leave their homes each day and put their very lives on the line- to serve the community and protect each one of us…im VERY grateful for your service!….as i always tell my daughter in afganistan, when saying “good-bye”…STAY ALERT AND STAY SAFE!
Congratulations to our protectors!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!