Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Wayne Trudell suffered a fatal heart attack during an altercation with two prisoners at the county jail.
He had been employed with the Kern County Sheriff's Department for two years.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Trudell gave the Kern County Sheriff's Office 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Bakersfield community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Trudell.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Wayne Herman Trudell is one of 1 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In CA, 52 of 1,837 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 2.8% of this state's fallen. That is 2.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Kern County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 28 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Wayne Herman Trudell's cause is highlighted.
How Wayne Herman Trudell Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Wayne Herman Trudell is highlighted in Jun.
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