Raymond Nieto
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Deputy Constable

Raymond Nieto

Cardiac
End of Watch December 16, 1998
Age 42
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Constable Raymond Nieto suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after attempting to deal with an 11-year-old truant at a local school.

He was holding the boy from behind for approximately 10 minutes as the boy struggled to break free. When more units arrived, Deputy Nieto began talking about the situation with them when he collapsed. He was taken to a local hospital where he died approximately one hour later.

Deputy Nieto is survived by his wife and child.

Survivors

Deputy Nieto is survived by his wife and child.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Constable Nieto served with the Harris County Constable's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Baytown community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Constable Nieto.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Baytown, TX
Platform Identity hccop3co.harris.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 16, 1998
Age 42
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Deputy Constable Raymond Nieto is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In TX, 88 of 2,421 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.6% of this state's fallen.

At Harris County Constable's Office - Precinct 3, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

Harris County Constable's Office - Precinct 3
2
of 3 officers
66.7% Cardiac
TX — Statewide
88
of 2,421 officers
3.6% Cardiac
Nationwide
1,306
of 32,508 officers
4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Raymond Nieto's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Raymond Nieto Compares

Age at End of Watch
42
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Raymond Nieto is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
124
Feb
105
Mar
99
Apr
116
May
115
Jun
95
Jul
94
Aug
104
Sep
109
Oct
121
Nov
113
Dec
111

Others Who Wore This Badge

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