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Marshal Pleasant Holt

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Night Marshal Pleasant Eugene Holt

End of Watch:
Saturday, April 18, 1908

Biographical Info
Age: 55
Tour of Duty:Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Saturday, April 18, 1908
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Deceased

Marshal Holt was shot and killed by an intoxicated man he had observed firing a gun in the city. The man shot the marshal three times as the marshal attempted to arrest him.

The suspect was taken into custody but died of tuberculosis before being brought to trial.

Marshal Holt was survived by his wife and seven children.

Captain Robbie Edward Bishop

End of Watch:
Wednesday, January 20, 1999

Biographical Info:
Age: 35
Tour of Duty: 12 years
Badge Number: 314

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Wednesday, January 20, 1999
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Captured in Canada

Captain Bishop was shot and killed while writing a citation during a traffic stop. Captain Bishop was a well known drug interdiction officer in the state of Georgia who had set state records on interstate drug seizures.

At approximately 11:00 am he had stopped a vehicle on I-20, about 20 miles east of the Alabama state line. He was issuing a citation when the suspect shot him in the head. He was found by a passing motorist slumped over the wheel of his patrol car and then flown to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead at 3:30 pm.

The suspect was captured near Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in early February 1999.

Captain Bishop had served with several law enforcement agencies for a total of 12 years. He is survived by his wife and two young children.

Steve Osborne

A police officer and a soldier, a veteran of the war in Afghanistan who went to Iraq to work as a private contractor with DynCorp to protect personnel for the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. In October of 2004, he was killed by a suicide bomber (along with six others) in the Green Zone while working for Dynacorp.

Steve began working for the Villa Rica Police Department in 2001. He was a part of the Interstate Crime Enforcement team and a valued member of the department. He was married and had two daughters. He lived in Kennesaw and was a 1982 graduate of North Cobb High School.

Debbie Whitaker

Debbie began working for the City of Villa Rica in 2002 as a Receptionist on night shift. She was a true asset to the police department because of her dedication to the shift and its members that she so dearly loved. Debbie was also an active member of The Confederate Belles of The Forrest Escort Camp #1279, Sons of Confederate Veterans. Debbie helped to restore Wicks Tavern and worked extensively to keep the Tavern in its original state when it was moved from off of Dallas Highway to its final resting place on West Wilson Street. She often prepared meals for the retired troopers at the Tavern even after she became sick. Debbie succumbed to Lung Cancer in November of 2008. She will be greatly missed!

K-9 Oscar

Oscar was a 9 year old Dutch Sheppard who originally started his career in North Carolina. Oscar was a dual purpose dog; this meant that he did patrol work as well as find the odor of narcotics. Oscar took 2nd place in suspect search in USPCA Trials in Hickory, North Carolina in 2001. He graduated in the top of his class with the Chatham County Sheriff's Department during K9 and handler certification for narcotics and patrol in 2006. Numerous drug cases and arrests were made because of his strong narcotic odor sniffing ability. Cpl. Chris Williams, who was Oscar's handler, stated "He was an excellent partner and an awesome K9 for demonstrations involving small children. He was a gentle giant and is missed dearly every day." Oscar passed away suddenly in 2008.

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