Latest Headlines
- Homeowner Reportedly Opens Fire On Known Attackers In Bratt Assault
- FPL Seeks To Raise Bills For All Of 2025 To Cover Hurricane Costs; Here’s How Much
- Cat Country 98.7 Is The 2024 CMA Radio Station Of The Year (With Gallery)
- Gonzalez Man Gets Two Life Sentences For Abusing Children
- ECUA Employee Golf Tournament Raises $10K For Children’s Hospital
- Creative Painting: Squeegee Art Saturday At Century Library
- Eagles Vs. Eagles: Ernest Ward Middle Falls To W.S. Neal
- Cantonment Man Sentenced To 25 Years For Child Sex Abuse
- One Airlifted After Highway 97 Rear End Crash
- Semi, Pickup Crash Closes Highway 29 For Hours In Cantonment
Escambia Sheriff’s Office Employees Recognized
April 29, 2011
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office held it s Quarterly Awards Ceremony Thursday.
Sheriff David Morgan awarded the ECSO Medal of Valor to Deputies Jeremy Cassady, Sam Parker, Chad Brown, Jimmy James and Melody Peterson for selfless acts in the face of great danger. Deputy Cassady was critically wounded in a Baywind Circle shooting October 29, 2010. Deputy Parker was hit in the chest, and Deputy Brown was hit in the arm. All three received the Purple Heart.
A deputy from the Century Precinct was among those awarded a Life Saving Medal. Click here for more.
Awards were presented as follows:
- Purple Hearts — Deputy Jeremy Cassady, Deputy Sam Parker, Deputy Chad Brown
- Medals of Valor Deputy — Jeremy Cassady, Deputy Sam Parker, Deputy Chad Brown, Deputy Melony Peterson, Master Deputy Jimmy James
- Medals of Courage — Lt. Jeremy Small, Sgt. Patrick Frazier, Deputy Zach McArthur, Deputy Jamison Janes. Deputy Darrell Webb, Deputy Kelly Hall
- Medal of Commendation — Sgt. Phebe Jo Henderson
- Detention Deputy of the Quarter — Detention Deputy Mitchell Stevens of the Quarter Detention Sgt Andrew Ordonia
- Detention Employee of the Quarter– Holly Bullion
- LEO Employee of the Quarter — Cynthia Joyner
- LEO of the Quarter — Deputy 1st Class Christian Coad
- Commendation Medal — Deputy 1st Class Kenneth Tolbirt
- Meritorious Service Medal — Det Deputy 1st Class Uzziah Allison, Det Sgt Richard Hardy, Sgt Rick Vinson
- Life Saving Medals — Senior Deputy Rudy Brown, Todd Dixon, Det. Deputy Audra Carter
- Unit Citation — Gang Unit
- Civilian Service Medal — Steven Gibbs, Shon Robinson, Amy Reed, The family of John Morris Jr.
Along with the awards presented by the ECSO, recipients also received certificates of special congressional recognition from Congressman Jeff Miller.
Comments
5 Responses to “Escambia Sheriff’s Office Employees Recognized”
Congratulations to all our brave police officers and to my beautiful and brave niece Officer Melony Peterson I’m so proud of you. May God bless you and keep you and all of our fine officers safe as you go forth to “protect and serve”. I love you Melony.
Well Done! Glad to see recognition given to deserving men & women. Stay safe!
Congratulations Melony, I love you.
Congratulations! Thank you all so much for everything you do to keep us all safe!
Congratulations to you all! And thank you for your service…