Roll of Honor
His Life
Sergeant James LaRue died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in a presumed exposure.
Sergeant LaRue was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. He had served with the Seminole County Sheriff's Office for 21 years and was assigned to the John E. Polk Correctional Facility.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Sergeant James Scott LaRue died on November 21, 2020 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 48.
He is one of 884 officers honored here.
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 wife and four children.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Sergeant LaRue gave the Seminole County Sheriff's Office 21 years.
Thank you for your service to the Sanford community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant LaRue.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
His Life Details
Military Service
James Scott LaRue served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.
Sergeant James Scott LaRue is one of 3,037 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.3% of all 32,586 officers honored here.
In FL, 81 of 1,008 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 8% of this state's fallen. That is 1.3 percentage points below the national rate of 9.3%.
At Seminole County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 8 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 12.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Scott LaRue's cause is highlighted.
How James Scott LaRue Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. James Scott LaRue is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
Military Service
James Scott LaRue served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.
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Others Who Wore This Badge
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