Rockdale County deputy passes away

ROCKDALE COUNTY, Ga. - The Rockdale County Sheriff's Office is mourning the loss of one of its deputies. 

Deputy Steven A. Minor passed away Wednesday evening at the Rockdale Piedmont Hospital. 

June 25, 2020 - Deputy Steven Minor (Rockdale County Sheriff's Office)

Deputy Minor was an 18-year veteran with the Rockdale County Sheriff's Office. He served in the Uniform Patrol Division for 15 years, first as a patrol deputy and later as a school resources officer at Heritage High School and most recently at Edwards Middle School. 

"We have lost a brother in blue, a friend, a husband, and a committed servant of our community," said Rockdale County Sheriff Eric Levett.