A Charles City County Sheriff’s deputy died after an altercation with a man he helped move into an ambulance Sunday.
Sergeant Floyd H. Miles Jr. saw a man falling off a moped, bloodied, as he monitored traffic.
The deputy asked if the man was OK and called an ambulance. The man allegedly claimed that people were chasing him and trying to murder him.
Miles helped EMS personnel move the man into the back of an ambulance where a struggle started shortly later.
The man became combative towards Miles and EMS, officials said, and “as a result of the struggle, the deputy suffered a medical emergency.”
Miles was taken to an area hospital where he passed away.
“He had a true genuine passion not only for the residents of Charles City County, but all residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia,” the sheriff’s office said.
“He constantly excelled in his field most recently graduating from Animal Control School,”
“He is survived by his mother, father, wife, three stepsons, brothers, sister and grandson.”
