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Pendergrass Police Department, Georgia
End of Watch:
December 29, 2004
Age:
47
Badge Number:
785
Years on The Job:
12
Weapon Used:
Hand Gun |
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Officer was shot and killed Wednesday night in a gun battle following a
high-speed chase. Pendergrass police Officer Chris Ruse, 47, was
rushed for medical treatment to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in
Gainesville, where he was pronounced dead. The officer wounded one of
the suspects, 26
year old Richard Whitaker who was also taken for treatment to the hospital, where
he was listed in stable condition. The man and
a second suspect 18
year old Nolan Chauvin IV were both caught after an intense manhunt. the
officer was one of about seven Police Department employees in
Pendergrass, a
2-square-mile city with 480 residents located about 60
miles northeast of Atlanta in Jackson County.
The incident began sometime after
8 p.m. when Ruse, who was on patrol, attempted to stop the white
pickup truck on Ga. 129 in Jackson County. During the pursuit, the
suspects lost control of the vehicle, which went off the road near
the intersection
of U.S. 129 and Pond Fork Road
and flipped over. As the officer approached
the
vehicle, the suspects allegedly fired at the officer, striking him
in
the head and chest area. The officer returned fire but both
suspects fled from the scene.
Troopers from the Georgia State
Patrol's Athens and Gainesville posts also responded to the
incident.
The State Patrol called in its aviation unit to help in a manhunt
for the two suspects, who were also tracked with police dogs. The
Georgia Bureau of Investigation was investigating the shooting, and
the patrol was investigating the crash.
Both men are charged
with felony murder and aggravated assault and are being held in the
Jackson County jail.
is survived by his wife and several children
Agency Information:
Pendergrass
Police Department
29 Smith Bridges Drive
P.O. Box 95
Pendergrass, GA 30567
Phone: 706-693-2386
This is so tragic, and my heart breaks for his family, friends and
loved ones who will forever have to live with the grief. For a couple
of worthless punks to do this....to a man who loved life, it just
boggles my mind. I pray for his family, and may they find a measure of
comfort in their faith, and from the
camaraderie and support from the brotherhood of the blue. I also pray
that the judge sentence those
perps to so that they will never again see the light of day.
Christy Kuppler, NJ
katwoman@exit109.com
Date: 12/31/2004
Time: 06:56 AM
Walk tall, walk tall and protect us from above with honor and dignity.
May you lead the charge for
citizens right in heaven as you did here on earth
Darrell Thompson
Privet Security Officer St. Clair Co. MI,
Community College Campus Patrol #14
darrell@policespecial.com
www.sc4.edu
Rest in peace, and
may God allow him
to keep watch over us on earth while he patrols his beat
in heaven.
Our prayers go out
to the Officer and his Department and family.
May they all find peace in their hearts soon.
From all the Staff at Police
Special Inc.
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