Shelby County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee
End of Watch: Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Age: 61
Tour of Duty: 37 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: December 14, 2013
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Sergeant Ronald Ray suffered a fatal heart attack while working a DUI checkpoint near the intersection of Riverdale Road and Stateline Road in Memphis.
He began to feel ill and was treated at the scene by paramedics. He was transported to Methodist Germantown Hospital where he passed away three days later.
Sergeant Ray had served with the Shelby County Sheriff's Office for 37 years. He is survived by his wife and four children.