Law enforcement officers salute in honor of 556 officers killed in the line of duty and who were named in the 2023 Roll Call of Heroes ceremony at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C. Lt. John Stewart, a City of Lake City police officer who was killed in the line of duty Sept. 17, 2021, is among those honored at the May 15, 2023, ceremony. (Credit: Lake City Press Release)
LAKE CITY, S.C. (WPDE) —
A Lake City officer who was killed in the line of duty was honored on May 15 in Washington D.C., along with 555 other officers killed in duty.
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The panel and line numbers of the engraving of Lt. John Stewart's name took place at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.
“It was a very moving ceremony and heart-wrenching to see the name of one of our own etched on the monument,” said William A. Hall, Lake City City Administrator. “John Stewart was dedicated to our community.”
Several members of the city of Lake City attended the ceremony along with Hall and Deputy City Administer and Police Chief Jody Cooper in memory of and to honor Stewart.
“Lt. Stewart was part of our community and police department for 13 years,” said Cooper. “His compassion and empathy emphasized the love in his heart for our community and his profession,” said Cooper. “He will forever be in our hearts.”
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Originally from Passaic, N.J., Stewart served as a criminal investigator with organized crimes and narcotics and had earned his dream assignment to the US Marshals Task Force shortly before his death on September 17, 2021.
