MAY WE NEVER FORGET THEIR SACRIFICE...
Our agencies have lost 17 members in the line of duty. These 15 individuals made the ultimate sacrifice in their service to the people of Nevada. Every current and past member of the Nevada state police agencies keeps these individuals and their families in their thoughts each and every day.
Sergeant Michael Abbate
November 30, 2023
Sergeant Michael Abbate and Trooper Alberto Felix were struck and killed by a drunk driver at 3:23 a.m. off Interstate 15 near D Street in Las Vegas.
Sergeant Abbate and Trooper Felix had stopped to check on a driver who appeared to be sleeping in his car. Another vehicle hit them and fled the scene. One officer died at the scene. The other officer was transported to UMC Trauma Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
The subject was apprehended six hours later and was charged with two counts of each charge: reckless driving resulting in death, driving under the influence resulting in death, and duty to stop at the scene of an accident involving death.
Sergeant Abbate had served with the Nevada Department of Public Safety – Nevada Highway Patrol for almost 11 years.
Trooper Alberto Felix
November 30, 2023
Trooper Alberto Felix and Sergeant Michael Abbate were struck and killed by a drunk driver at 3:23 a.m. off Interstate 15 near D Street in Las Vegas.
Sergeant Abbate and Trooper Felix had stopped to check on a driver who appeared to be sleeping in his car. Another vehicle hit them and fled the scene. One officer died at the scene. The other officer was transported to UMC Trauma Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
The subject was apprehended six hours later and was charged with two counts of each charge: reckless driving resulting in death, driving under the influence resulting in death, and duty to stop at the scene of an accident involving death.
Trooper Felix was a United States Air Force veteran and had served with the Nevada Department of Public Safety – Nevada Highway Patrol for four years. He is survived by his wife and children.
Trooper Micah D. May
July 29, 2021
Trooper Micah May succumbed to injuries sustained when he was struck by a fleeing vehicle on I-15 while deploying spike strips.
Officers with the Nevada Division of Parole and Probation and other troopers had chased the stolen vehicle for approximately 20 miles. Trooper May was deploying spike strips, when he was struck by the vehicle and went through the windshield. The subject was then shot and killed by other troopers as he reached for Trooper May’s service weapon. Trooper May succumbed to his injuries on July 29th, 2021.
Trooper May had served with the Nevada Highway Patrol for 13 years. He is survived by his wife of 13 years, two children, his parents and two brothers.
Sergeant Ben Jenkins
March 27, 2020
Sergeant Ben Jenkins was shot and killed when he stopped to assist a disabled motorist on US-93 near mile marker 106 in White Pine County.
Sergeant Jenkins was a veteran of both the Army National Guard and Air National Guard. He had served with the Nevada Highway Patrol for 12 years. He had previously served with the Nevada State Fire Marshal Division and with the Nevada Division of Forestry.
He is survived by his wife, four children, five grandchildren, and mother.
Trooper Kara M. Kelly-Borgognone
February 28, 2008
Trooper Kelly-Borgognone had served with the Nevada Highway Patrol for two years and had previously served with the Nevada Division of Parole and Probation for eight years. During her time with the Nevada Division of Parole and Probation, she was the first parole officer to be awarded the Medal of Valor.
She is survived by her husband, two daughters, parents, and three siblings.
Sergeant George D. Sullivan
January 13, 1998
Sergeant Sullivan had served with the University of Nevada Reno Police Department for 18 years. He is survived by his wife and five children.
Chief Deputy Fire Marshal John C. Dorff
May 30, 1995
Chief Deputy Dorff was a U.S. Army veteran. He had previously served with the Burbank Police Department, California, and the Carson City Juvenile Justice Center. He is survived by his wife, son, mother, brother, and sister.
Trooper Carlos Jose Juan Borland
December 1, 1993
Trooper Borland had served with the Nevada Highway Patrol for one year.
Trooper Daniel Mark Garcia Peterson
June 18, 1992
Trooper Peterson died from injuries he sustained 13 days prior when he was struck by a drunk driver on I-80, west of Sparks Boulevard, as he was walking to a tractor-trailer he had pulled over.
Trooper Peterson served with the Nevada Highway Patrol for four years.
Agent Ronald P. Chelius
March 13, 1979
Agent Chelius had served with the Nevada Division of Investigation and Narcotics for six years and had previously served with the Carson City Sheriff’s Department. He was survived by his wife and three children.
Trooper Gary V. Gifford
October 14, 1975
Trooper Gary Gifford was shot and killed after making a traffic stop on a bank robbery suspect on US 50, at Cave Rock.
Trooper Gifford was a U.S. Navy veteran. He had served with the Nevada Highway Patrol for six years and had served a short time as chief of the Fallon Police Department. He was survived by his son, parents, and sister.
Agent Ronald E. Haskell
January 4, 1975
Agent Ronald Haskell succumbed to injuries sustained six years earlier when he was severely beaten while on an undercover assignment.
He had served with the agency for eight years and was survived by his wife and child.
Police Officer Thomas A. Burner
December 6, 1968
Police Officer Thomas Burner was killed in an automobile accident on US Highway 95, near Coaldale Junction, while returning to Reno from a police teletype seminar in Tonopah.
Officer Burner had served with the University of Nevada Reno Police Department for one year. He was survived by his wife, three children, and seven brothers.
Trooper Robert R. McGuire
May 16, 1961
Trooper McGuire was with the Nevada Highway Patrol for seven years. He is survived by his wife, son, and two daughters.
Sergeant George C. Chandler
January 31, 1948
Sergeant Chandler had served with the Nevada State Police for six months and had previously served with the Reno Police Department for four years. He was survived by his wife and two children
Private Frank J. McManus
April 19, 1941
Private McManus had served with the Nevada State Police for one year.
Deputy Edward E. Hogle
February 26, 1911
Deputy Edward Hogle was shot and killed as he rode with a posse who were tracking a group of Indians suspected of murdering four ranchers in Washoe County.
The posse located the Indians near Golconda, about forty miles east of Winnemucca. A prolonged shootout ensued in which Deputy Hogle and eight of the Indians were killed. Deputy Hogle had been deputized by the superintendent of the Nevada State Police, in Eagleville, who was in charge of the posse.
He was survived by his mother and fiancee. He is reported to be buried at the Anderson District Cemetery in Anderson, California.
