Roll of Honor
Floyd Dean Freeman
Incident
Chief Investigator Floyd Freeman died of a heart attack after an altercation with a prisoner at the Rock Island County Jail. He was transported to Rock Island Franciscan Hospital after at 3:10 pm and died later that evening. Chief Investigator Freeman had served with the Rock Island County Sheriff's Department for 16 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief Investigator Freeman gave the Rock Island County Sheriff's Department 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the Rock Island community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief Investigator Freeman.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief Investigator Floyd Dean Freeman is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In IL, 45 of 1,318 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.4% of this state's fallen. That is 0.6 percentage points below the national rate of 4%.
At Rock Island County Sheriff's Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Floyd Dean Freeman's cause is highlighted.
How Floyd Dean Freeman Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Floyd Dean Freeman is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
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