Aiken County Sheriff's Office, South Carolina
End of Watch: Thursday, December 7, 2006
Age: 29
Tour of Duty: 2 years, 4 months
Badge Number: Car 72
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Date of Incident: December 7, 2006
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Sergeant Jason Sheppard succumbed to injuries sustained when he was struck by a vehicle several hours earlier.
The collision occurred when he was directing traffic at the scene of a fire at an industrial park on U.S. Highway 1.
He was flown to the Medical College of Georgia, where he succumbed to severe head injuries shortly before midnight.
Sergeant Sheppard had served with the Aiken County Sheriff's Office for two years. He is survived by his wife.
In 2015, Aiken County Sheriff's Office named their K9 "Lannes" in his honor.