At Rest

Vehic/Purs
Off-duty Sheriff's Deputy Ron Heeg responded to a call for a home invasion and shooting. With red lights and sirens activated, Heeg attempted to drive around traffic that was stopped by a police roadblock in the eastbound lanes of U.S. 20. A car driven by Charles Leathers, of Portage, pulled out of the stopped traffic and made a U-turn in front of Heeg at 6:47 p.m., who hit and killed him. Allegedly, Leathers had more alcohol in his blood than was legally allowed.
This record exists so that Charles Leathers, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.
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