DeSoto County Sheriff's Office, Mississippi
End of Watch: Friday, December 7, 2007
Age: 43
Tour of Duty: 13 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: December 7, 2007
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Paul LeBlanc suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after participating with a joint task force that was making multiple felony arrests overnight.
During one of the arrests, Deputy LeBlanc's canine subdued one of the suspects. Deputy LeBlanc went home following the arrests, where he suffered a fatal heart attack.
Deputy LeBlanc had served with the DeSoto County Sheriff's Office for 13 years. He is survived by his wife, four children, and one granddaughter.