Roll of Honor
Dustin Michael Beasley
Incident
Public Safety Officer Dustin Beasley died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty while serving with the North Augusta Department of Public Safety at 444 East Buena Vista Avenue in North Augusta.
Public Safety Officer Beasley had served with the North Augusta Department of Public Safety, Barnwell Police Department, Barnwell County Sheriff's Office, Williston Police Department, and the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Public Safety Officer Dustin Michael Beasley died on August 30, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 31.
He is one of 884 officers honored here.
Beginning in early 2020, law enforcement officers across the country contracted COVID-19 in the course of their duties. While much of the nation sheltered at home, they kept answering calls, making arrests, transporting prisoners, and working face to face with the public. There was no distance to be had from the job.
Corrections officers were hit hardest. Confined facilities and large populations meant constant, close, unavoidable exposure.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and child.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Public Safety Officer Beasley gave the North Augusta Department of Public Safety 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of South Carolina. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Public Safety Officer Beasley.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Public Safety Officer Dustin Michael Beasley is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In SC, 10 of 438 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 2.3% of this state's fallen. That is 6.8 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Dustin Michael Beasley's cause is highlighted.
How Dustin Michael Beasley Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Dustin Michael Beasley is highlighted in Aug.