POLICE PROTECTIVE FUND

LINE OF DUTY DEATH BENEFIT

HONOR ROLL
1995

OFFICER LEE E. BARTA

Binghamton, New York
Death: 8/3/95
Cause of Death: Shot and killed by escapee from work release program
Paid $10,000

1999

SGT. TONYA GILLIKIN,

Enfield, North Carolina
Death: 3/15/99
Cause of Death: Shot and killed by robbery suspect
Paid $10,000

2002

SGT. THOMAS A. HONTZ,

Phoenix, Arizona
Death: 2/20/02
Cause of Death: Explosion while conducting a training exercise.
Paid $10,000
 2002 (Cont’d)

CAPTAIN GEORGE (SCOTT) MONIER,

White Settlement, Texas
Death: 4/24/02
Cause of Death: Shot and killed during domestic disturbance
Paid $10,000

DEPUTY RICHARD ASHLEY

Edenton, North Carolina
Death: 7/17/02
Cause of Death: Small aircraft craft searching for marijuana
Paid $10,000

2003

OFFICER RODNEY F. POCCESCHI

Virginia Beach, Virginia
Death: 6/23/2003
Cause of Death: Shot making traffic stop
Paid $10,000
 2003 (Cont’d)

OFFICER JERRY MUNDY

Mt. Juliet Police Dept, Tennessee
Death: 7/9/2003
Cause of Death: Killed in vehicle pursuit
Paid $10,000

TROOPER THOMAS ROBERTS

Indiana State Police
Death: 12/13/03
Cause of Death: Gunshot wound
Paid $1,000

OFFICER BRYAN VERKLER

Mishawaka, WI
Death: 12/13/03
Cause of Death: Gunshot wound
Paid $1,000
 2003 (Cont’d)

TROOPER SCOTT PATRICK

Indiana State Police
Death: 12/22/03
Cause of Death: Gunshot wound
Paid $1,000

2004

OFFICER NICKOLAS KEVIN SLOAN

St. Louis, MO
Death: 1/30/04
Cause of Death: Gunshot wound
Paid $2,000

2005

SGT CARL D. GRAHAM, JR.

MSHP, Missouri
Death: 3/20/2005
Cause of Death: Gunshot wound
Paid $10,000
 2005 (Cont’d)

TROOPER RALPH C. TATOIAN

MSHP, Missouri
Death: 4/20/2005
Cause of Death: Struck by oncoming car following traffic stop
Paid $10,000

CPL. JOHN “JAY” SAMPIETRO

MSHP, Missouri
Death: 8/17/2005
Cause of Death: Struck by roadside during traffic stop
Paid $10,000

TROOPER DONALD K. FLOYD

MSHP, Missouri
Death: 9/22/2005
Cause of Death: Struck by oncoming car following traffic stop
Paid $10,000
 2005 (Cont’d)

DEPUTY EARL GREEN

Powhatan County Sheriff’s Office, VA
Death: 9/20/2006
Cause of Death: Auto Accident pursuing a criminal
Paid $2,500

2006

DET. JOHN MICHAEL PISKATOR

Key West PD, Florida
Death: 1/23/2006
Paid $10,000

OFFICER DENNIS SHUCK

Cheyenne Police Dept., Cheyenne, WY
Death: 8/23/2006
Cause of Death: Automobile Accident
Paid $10,000
 2006 (Cont’d)

OFFICER SCOTT SEVERENS,

South Bend Indiana
Death: 4/23/06
Cause of Death: Gunshot wound
Paid $2,500

OFFICER GARY J. BURO

Chesterfield, Virginia
Death: 5/4/2006
Cause of Death: Gunshot Wound
Paid $2,000

DEPUTY SHERIFF MICHAEL BANCROFT,

Robertson City. Sheriff’s Office, TX
Death: 9/06
Cause of Death: Auto Accident
Paid $1,000
 2007

TROOOPER CALVIN JENKS

Tennessee State Trooper
Death: 1/6/2007
Cause of Death: Gunshot wound
Paid $2,500

CHIEF ERNEST V. MENDOZA

Needville, KTX
Death: 1/19/2007
Cause of Death: Auto Accident caused by drunk driver
Paid $5,000

SGT. HOWARD PLOUFF

Winston-Salem, NC
Death: 2/23/2007
Cause of Death: Gunshot wound
Paid $2,500
 2007 (Cont’d)

CHIEF GARY RANDY LACY

Clay City, KY
Death: 6/13/2007
Cause of Death: Gunshot wound
Paid $10,000

DEPUTY CHIEF GEORGE (BILL) STANFORD

Cheyenne, WY
Death: 8/13/2007
Cause of Death: Heart attach
Paid: $10,000

DEPUTY CONSTABLE JASON NORLING

Harris County, TX
Death: 10/1/2007
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Paid: $10,000

OFFICER GEORGE BRENTAR

Euclid, OH
Death: 10/10/2007
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Paid: $10,000

2008

CORPORAL HARRY THIELEPAPE

Harris County, TX
Death: 1/26/2008
Cause of Death: Handgun
Paid: $10,000

DEPUTY CRAIG MILLER

Harris County, TX
Death: 2/21/2008
Cause of Death: Automobile Accident
Paid: $10,000
Trooper David Shawn Blanton Jr.
North Carolina Highway Patrol
North Carolina
End of Watch: Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Biographical Info
Age: 24
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: G-540

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Charged with capital murder

Trooper David Blanton was shot and killed

while making a traffic stop on I-40 near Can-
ton, North Carolina. A struggle ensued during
the stop and Trooper Blanton was fatally
shot.