Jeremiah M. Mattox.
Deputy Sheriff Jerry Mattox was shot and killed by a man as he exited his patrol car at the scene of a domestic disturbance on 8th Street in Fernandina Beach, just two blocks from where he lived. Sadly, his wife, who was returning from the beach with friends, witnessed the entire incident. Deputy Mattox was a United States WWII veteran and was Nassau County Sheriff's Office's first black deputy who served for four years.
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In tribute
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 Mattox gave the Nassau County Sheriff's Office 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Yulee community, and 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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