At the Colleton County Courthouse stands a monument that inscribed with the names of the law enforcement officers who have given their lives in protection of those who live in our communities.
In honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day as part of National Police Week the following are remembered:
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
StephenEdward Marcurella— Deputy Sheriff
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
