Darren Glen Medlin

2004

Life Keepsakes Service Also Served In Our Keeping

Darren Glen Medlin served the U.S. Marine Corps for 4 years. Darren served in the Cold War and Gulf War.

How He Died

Manner Homicide

Cause Blunt force trauma

Mechanism Motor vehicle

Vehicular assault

What Happened

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.

Keepsakes

Service Record

U.S. Marine Corps

1987 – 1991

Conflicts

Cold War Gulf War

Also Served

Grapevine Police Department

Police Officer

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