Anthony Nathan Bautista
Deputy Sheriff

Anthony Nathan Bautista

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept. — Monterey Park, CA
Illness
End of Watch August 18, 2021
Age 40
Tour of Duty 14 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Anthony Bautista Police died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 while training at the S.T.A.R.S. Center.

Deputy Bautista had served with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for 14 years, assigned to the Compton Station.

COVID-19 and Law Enforcement

Deputy Sheriff Anthony Nathan Bautista died on August 18, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 40.

He is one of 884 officers honored here, and one of 5 at Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept..

Beginning in early 2020, law enforcement officers across the country contracted COVID-19 in the course of their duties. While much of the nation sheltered at home, they kept answering calls, making arrests, transporting prisoners, and working face to face with the public. There was no distance to be had from the job.

Corrections officers were hit hardest. Confined facilities and large populations meant constant, close, unavoidable exposure.

Survivors

He is survived by his three children, parents, and two brothers.

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Tributes

The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Deputy Sheriff Bautista gave the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Bautista.

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

Agency

Location Monterey Park, CA
Platform Identity lacso.losangeles.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 18, 2021
Tour of Duty 14 yrs
Age 40
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Deputy Sheriff Anthony Nathan Bautista is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In CA, 75 of 1,837 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 4.1% of this state's fallen. That is 5 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.

At Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept., 7 of 120 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 5.8% of this agency's fallen.

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept.
7
of 120 officers
5.8% Illness
CA — Statewide
75
of 1,837 officers
4.1% Illness
Nationwide
2,974
of 32,508 officers
9.1% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Anthony Nathan Bautista'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 Anthony Nathan Bautista Compares

Age at End of Watch
40
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years
Years of Service
14
This officer
Avg for Illness: 18.9 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Anthony Nathan Bautista is highlighted in Aug.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
185
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
181
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
291
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285

Incident Location