Corporal Virgle Dewey Knight, Jr., Douglas County Sheriff's Office, Oregon

Corporal Virgle Dewey Knight, Jr.

Douglas County Sheriff's Office, Oregon

End of Watch Tuesday, July 23, 1985

Add to My Heroes

Virgle Dewey Knight, Jr.

Corporal Virgle Knight, Special Deputy Ronald Terwilliger, and Sergeant Gerald Chirrick were killed in a helicopter crash while conducting a marijuana eradication operation.

The helicopter crashed after striking power lines as it took off from the parking area of the Canton Creek Campground in the Umppqua National Forest.

Corporal Knight had served with the Douglas County Sheriff's Office for seven years. He was survived by his wife, son, parents, and siblings.

Bio

Age 35
Tour 7 years
Badge 111

Incident Details

Cause Aircraft accident

narcotics

LODD Mapping FAQs

Most Recent Reflection

View all 11 Reflections

Rest in peace Corporal Knight.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

February 28, 2020

Recent LODD Deaths

Officer Breann Leath

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, IN

EOW: April 9, 2020

Detective James Traver Kirk

Stanton Police Department, KY

EOW: February 11, 2020

Deputy Sheriff Sypraseuth "Bud" Phouangphrachanh

Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, NC

EOW: March 31, 2020

Captain Jonathan Parnell

Detroit Police Department, MI

EOW: March 24, 2020

Deputy Sheriff Shannon Bennett

Broward County Sheriff's Office, FL

EOW: April 3, 2020

Deputy Sheriff Terrell Young

Riverside County Sheriff's Department, CA

EOW: April 2, 2020

Police Officer Marco DiFranco

Chicago Police Department, IL

EOW: April 2, 2020

Sheriff Kirk A. Coker

Hutchinson County Sheriff's Office, TX

EOW: March 29, 2020

Commander Greg Carnicle

Phoenix Police Department, AZ