Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Jeff Hermanson suffered a fatal heart attack following the arrest of a suspect in a stolen car near the intersection of Highway 92 and County Road 10 in Mead.
He began experiencing chest pain after placing the subject into custody at about 2:30 am. He went to the Saunders Medical Center where he collapsed.
Deputy Hermanson had served with the Saunders County Sheriff's Office for 21 years and also served part-time with the Wahoo Police Department.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two sons.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
21 years. You could have gone home.
Deputy Sheriff Hermanson gave the Saunders County Sheriff's Office 21 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Wahoo community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Hermanson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Jeff L. Hermanson 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jeff L. Hermanson's cause is highlighted.
How Jeff L. Hermanson Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Jeff L. Hermanson is highlighted in Jun.