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Deputy Sheriff Dewayne Charles Hester | Bladen County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina
Bladen County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina

Deputy Sheriff

Dewayne Charles Hester

Bladen County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina

End of Watch: Friday, June 8, 2012

Biographical Info

Age: 39
Tour of Duty: 5 years
Badge Number: 36

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: June 8, 2012
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Deputy Sheriff Dewayne Hester was killed in a vehicle collision while responding to an assault in-progress call near Elizabethtown.

He was traveling on NC 87, near Allen Priest Road, when his car left the roadway on a curve and struck a tree.

Deputy Hester had served with the Bladen County Sheriff's Office for one year and had previously served with the Elizabethtown Police Department for four years. He is survived by his two children.