Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Ray Russell was killed when he was run over by a truck on Maple Street, just south of Vergennes, during a milk strike. Deputy Russell was riding on the milk truck, which was bound for New York, when a group of strikers stopped it and attempted to dump the truck's load. While attempting to fight off the strikers Deputy Russell fell from the truck and was run over. Four strikers were arrested and charged with manslaughter in connection with his death.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Russell served with the Addison County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Middlebury community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Russell.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Ray William Russell is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In VT, 12 of 31 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 38.7% of this state's fallen. That is 38.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Addison County Sheriff's Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ray William Russell's cause is highlighted.
How Ray William Russell Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ray William Russell is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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