Local agencies send condolences for fallen Bell County deputy
‘We are mourning the loss of one of our finest brother’s in blue.’
Cody King, Digital Journalist
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BELL COUNTY, Texas – Local law enforcement agencies are coming together to mourn the loss of a Bell County deputy after he was fatally struck by a vehicle during a chase north of Austin.
Dep. John Andrew Rhoden, of the Bell County Sheriff’s Department, was in the process of deploying spike strips on Interstate 35 when he was fatally struck by a moving vehicle at at 1:45 a.m. Sunday, according to a previous KSAT 12 report.
Dep. Rhoden was 31 years old and a Massachusetts native.
Many agencies offered their condolences to the deputy’s family and the Bell County Sheriff’s Department on social media.
Sad news out of Bell County. Deputy Rhoden was attempting to deploy spikes when he was struck.
Bell County is north of Fort Bend and includes Belton, Killeen and Temple.
Local agencies offer condolences on fallen Bell County deputy (Facebook)Local agencies offer condolences on fallen Bell County deputy (Facebook)Local agencies offer condolences on fallen Bell County deputy (Facebook)Local agencies offer condolences on fallen Bell County deputy (Facebook)Local agencies offer condolences on fallen Bell County deputy (Facebook)
“Please be in prayer for the Rhoden family and us. We are mourning the loss of one of our finest brother’s in blue,” said the Bell County Sheriff’s Department in a statement on Facebook.
We’ll bring more updates as they become available.