Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Greg Meagher died after being exposed to liquid nitrogen while attempting to rescue a woman at a medical facility at 1100 Emmett Street in Augusta.
He and several other deputies had responded to the facility and were told that a woman was unconscious inside. The deputies entered the facility to rescue the woman and were overcome by the fumes. Fire department personnel arrived on the scene and were able to remove Sergeant Meagher and the employee. They were both transported to Augusta University Hospital where Sergeant Meagher passed away.
The other three deputies were treated for their exposure to the toxins.
Sergeant Meagher had served with the Richmond County Sheriff's Office for 33 years. In 2004 he was shot in the face while assigned to a federal narcotics task force.
Never forgotten brother.
Judge /Magistrate/SC Trooper Sheridan Ly Judicial February 5th, 2024
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33 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Meagher gave the Richmond County Sheriff's Office 33 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Augusta community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Meagher.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Gregory Michael Meagher is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In GA, 263 of 903 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.1% of this state's fallen. That is 29.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Richmond County Sheriff's Department, 5 of 14 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 35.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Gregory Michael Meagher's cause is highlighted.
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