Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff John King died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Deputy King was a United States Army veteran and had only served with the Lyon County Sheriff's Office for three months. He had previously served with the Ceres Police Department, South Lake Police Department, Susanville Police Department in California and and Nevada Highway Patrol.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Deputy Sheriff John Richard King died on October 8, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 49.
He is one of 884 officers honored here.
Beginning in early 2020, law enforcement officers across the country contracted COVID-19 in the course of their duties. While much of the nation sheltered at home, they kept answering calls, making arrests, transporting prisoners, and working face to face with the public. There was no distance to be had from the job.
Corrections officers were hit hardest. Confined facilities and large populations meant constant, close, unavoidable exposure.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, son, two daughters, and two granddaughters.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Deputy Sheriff King gave the Lyon County Sheriff's Office 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Yerington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff King.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
John Richard King served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Deputy Sheriff John Richard King is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NV, 14 of 145 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 9.7% of this state's fallen. That is 0.6 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.
At Lyon County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Richard King's cause is highlighted.
How John Richard King Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. John Richard King is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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