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Lieutenant Mickey S. McMillan | Belmont County Sheriff's Department, Ohio
Belmont County Sheriff's Department, Ohio

Lieutenant

Mickey S. McMillan

Belmont County Sheriff's Department, Ohio

End of Watch: Sunday, December 23, 1979

Biographical Info

Age: 30
Tour of Duty: 5 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: December 23, 1979
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Lieutenant Mickey McMillan suffered a fatal heart attack while involved in a foot pursuit in a department-store parking lot. He had observed three people illegally soliciting on the property and entered the store to request assistance from the store's security officers.

When they returned outside, one of the three people began to run. Lieutenant McMillan chased him a short distance before collapsing. He was transported to Bellaire City Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The three people who had fled were arrested several hours later and charged with criminal trespassing.

Lieutenant McMillan was a United States Navy veteran of the Vietnam War, served with the Belmont County Sheriff's Department for five years, and was the county's head jailer. He was survived by his wife, two children, and sister.