Pecos County Sheriff's Department, Texas
End of Watch: Saturday, February 25, 1978
Age: 71
Tour of Duty: 25 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: February 25, 1978
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Sheriff Ten Eyck suffered a fatal heart attack immediately after dealing with an unruly prisoner who had been complaining about being arrested and handcuffed. After refusing to cut the prisoner any slack Sheriff Ten Eyck began to walk out of the room and collapsed.
Sheriff Ten Eyck had served as sheriff for 25 years.