Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Michael Muzychenko died after suffering a fatal heart attack while attempting to handcuff an intoxicated female suspect.
He was working as a shift supervisor when he went to the city jail to assist other officers who were having trouble with the individual. While physically restraining her, he suffered a heart attack.
Sergeant Muzychenko was a United States Navy Vietnam War veteran and had served with the Lyndhurst Police Department for 10 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, daughter, son, two stepdaughters, stepson, parents, brother, and sister.
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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 Muzychenko gave the Lyndhurst Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lyndhurst 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
Michael W. Muzychenko served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
Sergeant Michael W. Muzychenko 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 OH, 43 of 991 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.3% of this state's fallen. That is 4.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael W. Muzychenko's cause is highlighted.
How Michael W. Muzychenko Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Michael W. Muzychenko is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
Military Service
Michael W. Muzychenko served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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