Roll of Honor
Roger Lee Treadway
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Roger Treadway was shot and killed after he and his partner stopped to assist what they believed to be a disabled motorist on US Route 60 near Hico, West Virginia, at about 2:00 am. The driver of the vehicle had the hood up and was acting as if he was working on the engine. Deputy Treadway waited in the car as his partner spoke to the man. The man asked the deputy to hold his flashlight and then said he was going to try to start the car. He emerged from the vehicle with a shotgun. The deputy slipped and fell as he tried to retreat back to the patrol car. Deputy Treadway then exited the patrol car as the subject stood overtop of his partner with the shotgun. The two exchanged shots and both were fatally wounded. Deputy Treadway's partner was also wounded during the shootout. All three were transported to a local hospital, where Deputy Treadway succumbed to his wounds. The subject died four days later. Investigation revealed that the man had earlier murdered his family in Covington, Virginia, and was fleeing the scene. Deputy Treadway was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War. He had served in law enforcement with the Fayette County Sheriff's Department and Fayette City Police Department for 4-1/2 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his parents, two sisters, his paternal grandparents, and his maternal grandmother.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
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.
Deputy Sheriff Treadway gave the Fayette County Sheriff's Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fayetteville community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Roger Lee Treadway served in the Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Sheriff Roger Lee Treadway is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In WV, 169 of 232 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 72.8% of this state's fallen. That is 18.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Fayette County Sheriff's Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Roger Lee Treadway's cause is highlighted.
How Roger Lee Treadway Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Roger Lee Treadway is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Roger Lee Treadway was killed by shotgun; 12 gauge.
Incident Location
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