Ventura County Sheriff's Office, California
End of Watch Saturday, July 15, 1961
Earl Mendenhall
Deputy Sheriff Earl Mendenhall was killed in an automobile accident when a mentally ill prisoner he was transporting grabbed the wheel of his cruiser and caused it to veer into oncoming traffic.
Deputy Mendenhall was a WWII veteran.
Bio
- Age 35
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
- Military Veteran
Incident Details
- Cause Vehicular assault
- Weapon Automobile
- Offender Not available
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