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Deputy Sheriff

Floyd Kindler

Butler County Sheriff's Office — David City, NE

Cardiac

End of Watch April 13, 1963

Age 42

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Floyd Kindler suffered a fatal heart attack following a struggle with a suspect he was attempting to arrest. He had responded to backup a town marshal at a bar and asked one of the suspects to accompany him outside. Once outside the suspect attacked him. Deputy Kindler was able to subdue him and take him to jail, where he collapsed.

Survivors

Deputy Kindler was survived by his wife.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Kindler served with the Butler County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the David City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Kindler.

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

Agency

Department Butler County Sheriff's Office

Location David City, NE

Platform Identity bcso.butler.ne.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 13, 1963

Age 42

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Weapon Person

Offender Not available

Deputy Sheriff Floyd Kindler 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 NE, 10 of 151 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 6.6% of this state's fallen. That is 2.6 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At Butler County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Butler County Sheriff's Office

of 2 officers

100% Cardiac

NE — Statewide

of 151 officers

6.6% 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. Floyd Kindler'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 Floyd Kindler Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

Offender Outcome

Not available

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Floyd Kindler is highlighted in Apr.

Jan

124

Feb

105

Mar

Apr

116

May

115

Jun

Jul

Aug

104

Sep

109

Oct

121

Nov

113

Dec

111

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