At the Colleton County Courthouse there is a monument that lists the names of the law enforcement officers who have given their lives in protection of those who live in our communities.
Walterboro Police Department
Marion Clifton Nettles-Police Officer
December 23, 1949
Frank H. Knapp-Police Officer
November 16, 1968
William Dawson Breland, III-Police Officer
October 15, 1978
Cottageville Police Department
Jerry Wayne Shelton-Police Chief
March 25, 1989
Colleton County Sheriff’s Department
Herman Russell Saunders-Deputy Sheriff
September 12, 1940
Stephen Anthony Breland-Deputy Sheriff
September 19, 1977
Dennis Carl Compton-Deputy Sheriff
August 6, 2008
South Carolina Highway Patrol
Willie Edward Peeples-State Trooper
June 8, 1979
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Frank A. Floyd-Conservation Officer
July 25, 1949
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
Robert E.B. Williams-SLED Agent
August 21, 1975
