Franklin Jay Minnie, Sr.

Washoe County Sheriff's Office — Reno, NV

Accident

End of Watch June 1, 1997

Age 44

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 5

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Franklin Minnie succumbed to injuries sustained two days earlier in a motorcycle crash as he was pursuing a trespassing suspect on I-80. As Deputy Minnie was passing a tractor-trailer, a piece of debris struck his motorcycle, causing him to lose control and strike the median near the Boomstown exit. Deputy Minnie had served with the Washoe County Sheriff's Office for 10 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, and three daughters.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Minnie gave the Washoe County Sheriff's Office 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Reno community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Minnie.

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

Agency

Department Washoe County Sheriff's Office

Location Reno, NV

Platform Identity wcso.washoe.nv.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 1, 1997

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Age 44

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Weapon Not available

Offender Not available

Deputy Sheriff Franklin Jay Minnie, Sr. is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In NV, 40 of 145 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.6% of this state's fallen. That is 3.4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Washoe County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Washoe County Sheriff's Office

of 6 officers

50% Accident

NV — Statewide

of 145 officers

27.6% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident