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Deputy Sheriff

Frank John Miller

Howard County Sheriff's Office — Ellicott City, MD

Cardiac

End of Watch June 7, 1946

Age 65

Tour of Duty 35 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Frank Miller suffered a fatal heart attack after struggling with a juvenile female prisoner outside of the courthouse in Ellicott City.

The 14-year-old girl had just been sentenced in juvenile court. Deputy Miller was attempting to place her into his vehicle to transport her when she started to resist and a struggle ensued. He suffered a heart attack and died while struggle with her.

Deputy Miller had served with the Howard County Sheriff's Office for four years and had previously served with the Howard County Police Department for 31 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and ten children.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

35 years. You could have gone home.
Deputy Sheriff Miller gave the Howard County Sheriff's Office 35 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Ellicott City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Miller.

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

Agency

Department Howard County Sheriff's Office

Location Ellicott City, MD

Platform Identity hcso.howard.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 7, 1946

Tour of Duty 35 yrs

Age 65

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Cause Detail Heart attack

Weapon Person

Deputy Sheriff Frank John Miller 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 MD, 22 of 377 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5.8% of this state's fallen. That is 1.8 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

Howard County Sheriff's Office

of 1 officers

100% Cardiac

MD — Statewide

of 377 officers

5.8% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Frank John Miller'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 Frank John Miller Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

Years of Service