Iberville Parish Sheriff's Department, Louisiana
End of Watch: Wednesday, June 6, 2001
Age: 28
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Animal related
Date of Incident: October 14, 1999
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Sheriff Robby Acosta died approximately six months after being bitten by a poisonous Brown Recluse spider while he was on water patrol.
The spider bite left poisonous venom in Deputy Acosta's blood that caused him to develop complications from which he died.
Deputy Acosta is survived by his wife and three children.