Paul A. LeBlanc, Jr.

DeSoto County Sheriff's Office — Hernando, MS

Cardiac

End of Watch December 7, 2007

Age 43

Tour of Duty 13 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 9

Incident

Deputy Paul LeBlanc suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after participating with a joint task force that was making multiple felony arrests overnight.

During one of the arrests, Deputy LeBlanc's canine subdued one of the suspects. Deputy LeBlanc went home following the arrests, where he suffered a fatal heart attack.

Deputy LeBlanc had served with the DeSoto County Sheriff's Office for 13 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, four children, and one granddaughter.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff LeBlanc gave the DeSoto County Sheriff's Office 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Hernando community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff LeBlanc.

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

Agency

Department DeSoto County Sheriff's Office

Location Hernando, MS

Platform Identity dcso.desoto.ms.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 7, 2007

Tour of Duty 13 yrs

Age 43

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Deputy Sheriff Paul A. LeBlanc, Jr. 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 MS, 9 of 349 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 2.6% of this state's fallen. That is 1.4 percentage points below the national rate of 4%.

At DeSoto County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 10 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 10% of this agency's fallen.

DeSoto County Sheriff's Office

of 10 officers

10% Cardiac

MS — Statewide

of 349 officers

2.6% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac