Juvenile Corrections Officer William Hesson
Ohio Department of Youth Services
Ohio

End of Watch: Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Cause: Assault

Biographical Info
Age: 39
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: Not available

Officer William Hesson died from injuries sustained during an altercation with a juvenile inmate at the Cuyahoga Hills Juvenile Correctional Facility.

Charges are pending against the juvenile suspect.

Officer Hesson was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Ohio Department of Youth Services for approximately one year. He is survived by his expectant wife, son, and two daughters.

 
Photograph: Juvenile Corrections Officer William Hesson

Patch image: Ohio Department of Youth Services, Ohio

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