Roll of Honor
Daniel David Edenfield
Incident
Sergeant Daniel Edenfield suffered a fatal heart attack following a foot chase of an intoxicated subject who was beating a female. Sergeant Edenfield was working a security detail at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum when he observed the assault. After chasing the subject he was able to apprehend him and struggled briefly with him before handcuffing the man. He collapsed as he was waiting for a patrol car to transport the man. He was then transported to a local hospital where he died while undergoing surgery. Sergeant Edenfield had served with the Allen County Sheriff's Department for 26 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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Tributes
26 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Edenfield gave the Allen County Sheriff's Department 26 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Wayne community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Edenfield.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Daniel David Edenfield served in the U.S. Army (1969â1971) before joining law enforcement.
Sergeant Daniel David Edenfield is one of 1 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In IN, 24 of 503 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.8% of this state's fallen. That is 4.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Allen County Sheriff's Department, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Daniel David Edenfield's cause is highlighted.
How Daniel David Edenfield Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Daniel David Edenfield is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
Military Service
Daniel David Edenfield served in the U.S. Army (1969–1971) before joining law enforcement.
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