PLAQUEMINE, La. (WAFB) – Tuesday marks exactly one year since a violent struggle inside the Iberville Parish Courthouse left Deputy Brett Stassi Jr. severely injured and took the life of Deputy Charles Riley.
Riley was shot and killed after a struggle with a suspect inside the courthouse.
“I don’t know of anybody that I’ve ever talked to that had to face what we had happen that day,” Iberville Parish Sheriff Brett Stassi said. “Where you lose one of your own deputies and your own son is also injured in the incident.”
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“Today we want to remember Charles Riley who gave his life in defense of others. That is truly the mark of a hero,” Stassi said…