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James Earl Dement, Jr.
- Dec. 27, 2021 -
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Resided: |
TX, USA
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Born: | Jul. 07, 1964 |
Fallen: | Dec. 27, 2021 |
Race/Sex: | Caucasian Male / 57 yrs. of age |
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Dept: | Friendswood Police Dept. - TX
1600 Whitaker Dr. Friendswood, TX
77546 USA (281)996-3300 |
County: | Galveston |
Dept. Type: | Municipal/Police |
Hero's Rank: | Sergeant |
Sworn Date: | Unk |
FBI Class: | Death - Biological |
Weapon Class: | COVID-19 |
Agency URL: | Click Here
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On The Job: |
22 years
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Bio: James Earl Dement, Jr. was a caring husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, uncle, and pillar in the community. His kind heart left a beacon of light for all in the community of Friendswood, TX.
James graduated from Alvin High School and continue his education at The University of Texas at Austin. He completed his degree in Accounting at The University of Houston at Clear Lake in 1987. Wanting to better serve his community, James became a police officer in 1996. After 17 years of inspiring the lives of many Friendswood children as a D.A.R.E. officer, James was promoted to Sergeant of the Friendswood Police Department in 2017. |
Survived by: |
Alice - Wife & 6 children
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Fatal Incident Summary
Offender: |
No Info
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Location: |
TX
USA
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Summary: |
Sergeant James Dement died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
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COVID-19, a flu-like virus, originated in Wuhan, China. Worth a mention, the Chinese Government had a biological research facility in that very province. At this point, it was widely held that COVID-19 was a bat-coronavirus and the first case was discovered in Wuhan in Oct. 2019.
On Dec. 31, 2019, Chinese authorities alerted the World Health Organization of pneumonia cases in Wuhan City, Hubei province, China, with an unknown cause. Jan 7, 2020 Chinese authorities identify a new type of coronavirus (called novel coronavirus or nCoV).
Despite deaths and an entire Chinese Province(Hubei) quarantined by the Chinese Government, the World Health Organization(WHO) simply declares a global public-health emergency. Despite this serious understatement, on January 31st, President Trump bans foreign nationals from entering the US if they were in China within the prior two weeks. Despite a large public outcry of racism, this move likely saved 1000's of American lives, it would later be deemed.
After a full blown global infection, and an entire country being declared on 'Lockdown'(Italy), on March 11th, WHO declared the outbreak a pandemic. This same day, President Trump bans all travel from 26 European countries. On Mar. 13th, a US national emergency is declared over the novel coronavirus outbreak.
On Mar. 23rd, New York City confirms 21,000 cases, making it the biggest epicenter of the outbreak in the US. On Mar. 31, more than 1/3 of humanity is under some form of lockdown. On Apr. 2nd, the world passes one million COVID-19 infections.
On April 7th, roughly 95% of all Americans are under lockdown, as 42 states issue stay-at-home orders. The entire American economy has ground to a halt. Congress passed laws awarding trillions in grants, loans and other types of assistance to the American working population and businesses.
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Last Updated: Jan. 10, 2022 |
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