U.S. Air Force · United States 
James Brent McCants
James Brent McCants served in the U.S. Air Force for 1 year and 7 months. James also served in the U.S. Army. James served during the years of the Cold War and Gulf War.
Deputy Sheriff James McCants was shot and killed during a traffic stop on Dave Lyle Boulevard, near I-77, in Rock Hill. Unbeknownst to Deputy McCants, the two occupants had just stolen the car two hours earlier while carjacking two citizens in Charlotte, North Carolina. Both men fled and abandoned the car nearby. They were both arrested within hours. Both subjects were convicted of Deputy McCants' murder. One was sentenced to life in prison, and the other was sentenced to death. Deputy McCants was a United States Army veteran who had served with the York County Sheriff's Office for two months and had previously served with the Rock Hill Police Department for approximately 16 months.
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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 McCants gave the York County Sheriff's Office 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the York 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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