Ceremony honors law enforcement officers

CARSON CITY -- Five of the record six law enforcement officers killed in Nevada in the past year were honored Thursday at a ceremony that attracted more than 400 people, including 200 uniformed police officers.

The names of Special Deputy U.S. Marshal Stanley W. Cooper and Las Vegas police officers James Manor, Milburn Beitel, Trevor Nettleton and Daniel Leach were inscribed on the Nevada Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.
   
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The memorial, which features a sculpture of a dying police officer, is on the mall between the Capitol and Legislative Building.

Each year police from around the state gather for a ceremony that includes a 21-gun salute and speeches from state officials to remember law enforcement officers killed or who died while on duty.

The number of officers who died in the past year was the most of any 12 months dating to the Nevada Territory in 1861.

The sixth fallen officer, Nye County Deputy Sheriff Ian Deutch, will be honored next year. But he also was remembered in Thursday's ceremony.

Deutch, 27, was killed April 26 at a Pahrump casino after responding to a domestic disturbance call. His death came two days after returning to work after a tour in Afghanistan with his Nevada National Guard unit.

Deutch was the 114th Nevada law enforcement officer known to have died while on duty.

Retired Henderson Police Chief Mike Mayberry, the master of ceremonies, said there was not time this year to put Deutch's name on the memorial, but he joined the crowd in a moment of silence for the deputy.

" 'Officer Down' is the most terrible phase we can hear in our community," Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto said in the keynote speech.

Law enforcement officers put their lives on the line day after day to keep Nevada's communities safe, she said.

Gov. Jim Gibbons also praised the officers and their sacrifices.

"Every day when I walk by this memorial, I hope with all my heart that I see no more names," he said. "It stands in silence, but speaks loudly for the men and women who have served. We are grateful to each and every one of you."

Clark County Sheriff Doug Gillespie talked about the four Las Vegas officers who died.


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