Bio & Incident Details
Age: 50
Tour: Not available
Badge # Not available
Cause: Stabbed
Incident Date: 8/6/1973
Weapon: Edged weapon
Suspect: Sentenced to life
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Chief DeSantis was stabbed to death by a suspect who had just robbed a gas station and stabbed the attendant to death. Chief DeSantis was at home when he heard the call from a neighboring agency. The suspect was known to him so he began to search for him. He located the man and pulled him over. During the stop the man stabbed him with a screwdriver or metal file before fleeing. The man was later apprehended.
The suspect was convicted of two counts of first degree murder and sentenced to two life sentences on May 3, 1974.
