Roll of Honor
Dwight Darwin Maness
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Dwight Maness succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained 11 months earlier after being ambushed while en route to a domestic disturbance at a home in Holiday Hills.
He and two other deputies had gone to the home in the 1300 block of Northeast Shore Drive after a friend of the subject's wife called to request a welfare check. The subject answered the door and stated he did not need any assistance. He invited the deputies into the home and then immediately opened fire on them with an AR-15 rifle.
Deputy Maness and one of the other deputies were both shot multiple times as they retreated for cover. The third deputy returned fire as an Island Lake Police Department officer pulled Deputy Maness to safety.
The subject who shot the deputies was arrested several hours later. He was subsequently convicted of attempted murder and sentenced to 135 years in prison.
Deputy Maness was confined to a wheelchair and underwent multiple surgeries. He passed away on September 14th, 2015, after suffering a pulmonary embolism while conducting a rehab session.
Deputy Maness was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the McHenry County Sheriff's Office for seven years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two sons, stepchildren, sister, three brothers, parents, and stepmother.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy Sheriff Maness gave the McHenry County Sheriff's Office 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Woodstock community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Dwight Darwin Maness served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Deputy Sheriff Dwight Darwin Maness is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In IL, 842 of 1,318 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.9% of this state's fallen. That is 9.7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At McHenry County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Dwight Darwin Maness's cause is highlighted.
How Dwight Darwin Maness Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to 135 years
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Dwight Darwin Maness is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Dwight Darwin Maness was killed by rifle; ar-15.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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