Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Rick McMahan suffered a fatal heart attack while running on a treadmill in the department gym at 510 E 10th Street.
He was participating in the department's wellness program in preparation for his annual physical fitness test.
Sergeant McMahan had served with the Columbus Police Department for over 40 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two children, and four grandchildren.
In Our Keeping
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
40 years. You could have gone home.
Command Sergeant McMahan gave the Columbus Police Department 40 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Columbus community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Command Sergeant McMahan.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Command Sergeant Richard Arnold McMahan 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 GA, 23 of 903 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 2.5% of this state's fallen. That is 1.5 percentage points below the national rate of 4%.
At Columbus Police Dept., 1 of 26 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Richard Arnold McMahan's cause is highlighted.
How Richard Arnold McMahan Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Richard Arnold McMahan is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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