Seward County Sheriff's Office, Kansas
End of Watch: Friday, January 13, 2006
Age: 33
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: 164
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: January 13, 2006
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Cory Ricks was killed in an automobile crash while transporting a juvenile prisoner.
Deputy Ricks was in a department 2004 Ford Freestar, traveling on U.S. Highway 83 in Haskell County. He was transporting a juvenile inmate from Garden City to Liberal when his vehicle struck another vehicle stopped in the road, waiting to turn. Deputy Ricks and the juvenile inmate were killed in the collision.
Deputy Ricks is survived by his expectant wife, son, daughter, four sisters, and parents.