Onslow County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina
End of Watch: Friday, August 22, 2008
Age: 55
Tour of Duty: 20 years
Badge Number: 141
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: August 20, 2008
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Captain Jerry Scantling died as the result of a heart attack and stroke suffered during a mandatory annual physical fitness exam at the Coastal Plains Raceway.
Immediately following the test he began to have trouble breathing. He went home where his condition worsened. He was transported to a local hospital and then to Pitt Memorial Hospital where he remained until passing away two days later.
Captain Scantling was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Onslow County Sheriff's Office for 20 years. He is survived by his wife, three children, and four grandchildren.