San Diego County Sheriff's Department, California
End of Watch: Sunday, September 25, 1983
Age: 35
Tour of Duty: 10 years
Badge Number: 309
Cause of Death: Duty related illness
Date of Incident:
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Sheriff Donn Witt died after contracting hepatitis from a prisoner he was handling.
Deputy Witt was a United States Army veteran and had served with the San Diego County Sheriff's Department for 11 years. He was survived by his wife, daughter, son, parents, and brother.