Deputy Sheriff Steven Anthony Breland
Colleton County Sheriff's Office
South Carolina

End of Watch: Monday, September 19, 1977
Cause: Gunfire

Biographical Info
Age: 26
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: J10

Deputy Breland was shot and killed while he and other deputies attempted to serve a warrant. The suspect was found guilty of manslaughter and died while in prison.

Deputy Breland had served with the Colleton County Sheriff's Department for 2 years and was survived by his wife, daughter, parents, brother, sister, and grandmother.

 
Photograph: Deputy Sheriff Steven Anthony Breland

Patch image: Colleton County Sheriff's Office, South Carolina

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