Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Darren Medlin was struck and killed by an automobile being operated by an intoxicated driver. Officer Medlin was walking up to a vehicle he had stopped on Texas Highway 121 in Euless when the incident occurred.
The suspect was arrested and charged with intoxicated manslaughter and found he used his vehicle as a deadly weapon. He was found guilty of the charge on August 2, 2005. The following day, he was sentenced to 12.5 years in prison.
Officer Medlin was a United States Marine Corps Persian Gulf veteran and had served with the Grapevine Police Department for 4 years. He had previously served as a game warden with the Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife for 4 years.
Survivors
Officer Medlin is survived by his wife, two children, two stepchildren, mother and sister.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Medlin gave the Grapevine Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Grapevine community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Darren Glen Medlin served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Darren Glen Medlin is one of 17,559 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 53.9% of all 32,586 officers honored here.
In TX, 1,460 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.3% of this state's fallen. That is 6.4 percentage points above the national rate of 53.9%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Darren Glen Medlin's cause is highlighted.
How Darren Glen Medlin Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Darren Glen Medlin is highlighted in Jun.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Darren Glen Medlin was killed by automobile; alcohol involved.
Military Service
Darren Glen Medlin served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.
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