Roll of Honor
Floyd H. Miles Jr.
Incident
Sergeant Floyd Miles suffered a fatal heart attack while struggling with a subject inside an ambulance at the intersection of John Tyler Memorial Highway and Wayside Road.
At 12:30 p.m., a deputy was monitoring traffic at the intersection when a subject on a moped fell onto the deputy's vehicle. The man claimed people were trying to kill him. After noticing there was blood on him, the deputy requested an ambulance. Medics were tending to the subject inside the ambulance when the man suddenly attacked the deputy once he returned to the rear of the ambulance. Sergeant Miles arrived on the scene to assist the deputy, and he was also attacked. During the ensuing struggle, Sergeant Miles suffered a medical emergency and collapsed.
He was transported to MCV/New Kent Medical Center where he passed away.
The subject was transported to the hospital.
Sergeant Miles was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Charles City County Sheriff's Office for 16 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, three stepsons, mother, father, brothers, a sister, and a grandson.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Sergeant Miles gave the Charles City County Sheriff's Office 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the Charles City community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Floyd H. Miles Jr. served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
Sergeant Floyd H. Miles Jr. is one of 1 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.
In VA, 25 of 655 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.8% of this state's fallen. That is 3.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Charles City County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Floyd H. Miles Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Floyd H. Miles Jr. Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Floyd H. Miles Jr. is highlighted in Jun.
Incident Location
Military Service
Floyd H. Miles Jr. served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
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