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Corrections Officer

Andrew Paul Reister

Suffolk County Sheriff's Office — Yaphank, NY

Felonious

End of Watch August 9, 2008

Age 40

Tour of Duty 14 yrs

The Vigil Panel 157 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 5

Incident

Corrections Officer Andrew Reister was choked to death while working at a department-sanctioned off duty job at the Southampton Publick House at 62 Jobs Lane in Southampton.

Officer Reister confronted an intoxicated man who was causing a disturbance inside of the restaurant.

When Officer Reister told the man to stop dancing on a table, the man jumped from the table onto Officer Reister, knocking him down. The man then grabbed Officer Reister around the neck and choked him until he was unconscious.

Officer Reister sustained irreversible brain damage and died, as a result, two days later. The man who choked him was arrested and charged with murder. He was convicted of first-degree manslaughter and sentenced to 22 years in prison.

Officer Reister had served with the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office for 14 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, daughter, son, parents, and two brothers.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corrections Officer Reister gave the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Yaphank community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corrections Officer Reister.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Suffolk County Sheriff's Office

Location Yaphank, NY

Platform Identity scso.suffolk.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 9, 2008

Tour of Duty 14 yrs

Age 40

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Assault

Weapon Person

Offender Sentenced to 22 years

Corrections Officer Andrew Paul Reister is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In NY, 754 of 2,147 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 35.1% of this state's fallen. That is 19.1 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Suffolk County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Suffolk County Sheriff's Office

of 6 officers

50% Felonious

NY — Statewide

754

of 2,147 officers

35.1% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious