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Deputy Clifford Ernest Dicker | Wythe County Sheriff's Office, Virginia Wythe County Sheriff's Office, Virginia

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Clifford Ernest Dicker

Wythe County Sheriff's Office, Virginia

End of Watch: Tuesday, December 6, 1994

Bio & Incident Details

Age: 57

Tour: 14 years

Badge # 304

Military veteran

Cause: Gunfire

Incident Date: 12/6/1994

Weapon: Officer's handgun

Suspect: Sentenced to 42 years

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Deputy Clifford Dicker was shot and killed by a juvenile suspect he was serving papers on. As Deputy Dicker entered the residence the 15-year-old suspect shot him in the face with a .22 caliber rifle, wounding him. The suspect then took Deputy Dicker's service weapon and shot him in the head a second time, killing him.

The suspect, a 15 year old male, was arrested a short time later, and tried as an adult. He pled No Contest, and was sentenced to 42 years in prison.

Deputy Dicker had served with the agency for 14 years and had previously served with the United States Air Force. He is survived by his wife, two sons, daughter, two step-daughters and two grandchildren.

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I was close to this case before I retired from the Virginia State Police and was close and worked with Deputy Clifford Ernest Dicker for years. Dicker was a model Deputy with the heart as large as all of outdoors. This juvenile had been a problem for all of us in Wythe County, Va. and from my dealings with him after the incident he showed no remorse. He needs to stay in prison the rest of his life.

Lieutenant L.G. Mavredes
Deputy Chief
Pennington Gap Police Department
July 24, 2012

 

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