HONORING OURDEPUTY SHERIFF JESUS VARGASAGE: N/A TOUR: 17 YEARS BADGE: N/ADeputy Sheriff Jesus Vargas was shot and killed while serving a warrant at Stella Link Road north ofInterstate 610 in Houston at 11:30 a.m. When Deputy Vargas and his partner approached the subject,the suspect fired at deputies from his vehicle. Deputy Vargas was transported to the Ben Taub Hospitalwhere he succumbed to his wounds. The suspect, who was a repeat violent offender, fled the scene.When a U.S. Marshal K9 located the suspect hiding in a dumpster, the suspect fired multiple shots at theK9. A responding officer returned fire, killing the suspect. The K9 suffered two bullet wounds to the neckand nose and is in stable condition. Deputy Vargas had served with the Brazoria County Sheriff’s Officefor 17 years. He also served with the United States Marshal’s Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Task Force.He is survived by his wife and three children.130 The BLUES POLICE MAGAZINE130 The BLUES - FEBRUARY ‘25130 The BLUES - FEBRUARY ‘25BRAZORIA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, TEXASEND OF WATCH WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2025
FALLEN HEROESSERGEANT MARK BUTLERNAVASOTA POLICE DEPARTMENT, TEXASEND OF WATCH WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2025AGE: N/A TOUR: 4 YEARS BADGE: N/ASergeant Mark Butler was killed in a head-on collision during a pursuit on Highway 6 near Farm-to-Market3090 in Navasota. When College Station officers confronted a female suspect attempting to cash fraudulentchecks at a bank, the suspect fled southbound on Highway 6. At the FM 2154 ramp, the suspect exitedHighway 6 and reentered the highway, traveling south in the northbound lanes. At 3:30 p.m., SergeantButler, who was traveling northbound, maneuvered his marked patrol vehicle and collided with the suspect,preventing her from hitting other motorists on the highway. He was transported to CHI St. Joseph Hospital –Grimes Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. The suspect was killed at the scene. Sergeant Butlerwas a United States Army veteran and had served with the Navasota Police Department for almost fouryears.The BLUES - FEBRUARY ‘25 131The BLUES - FEBRUARY ‘25 131
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