Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Eric Sikes succumbed to injuries sustained the previous day when his patrol car struck a tree on Allen Road. He was en route to pickup another deputy when the accident occurred.
After being extricated from the wreckage, he was flown to the Medical College of Georgia Hospital where he remained until he succumbed to his injuries the following night.
Deputy Sikes had served with the Richmond County Sheriff's Office for just under two years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and daughter.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Deputy Sheriff Sikes gave the Richmond County Sheriff's Office 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Augusta community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Sikes.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Eric Sikes is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In GA, 263 of 903 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.9 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Richmond County Sheriff's Dept., 5 of 14 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 35.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Eric Sikes's cause is highlighted.
How Eric Sikes Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Eric Sikes is highlighted in Mar.
Others Who Wore This Badge
13 officers from Richmond County Sheriff's Dept. are honored on badge.nw.
