NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – South Carolina law enforcement are mourning the loss of a state trooper Friday after Trooper Dennis Ricks was killed in the line of duty.
Fellow law enforcement officers and Trooper Ricks family honored his memory with a proper sendoff. His body was escorted from Trident Medical Center in North Charleston to Newberry where an autopsy will take place
Trooper Ricks family described him as a devoted son, friend and husband. “Dennis wore the uniform because he believed in serving others. He was steady and very brave at work and very gentle and joyful at home. We all called him a gentle giant. He loved simple things like spending time with his family, movie nights, trying new places to eat. He loved his family with his whole heart everything he did was for us,” said Jade Ricks, Dennis Ricks’ wife…