A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) deputy died over the weekend after suffering a medical emergency while participating in this year’s Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay, a longstanding law enforcement road running race that passes through Pahrump.
“He was known among his colleagues and friends for his professionalism, commitment, and compassion to our communities,” read a March 29 LASD statement.
Levi Vargas, 30, died on Saturday, March 28. According to an LASD Facebook post, Vargas first joined the Southern California law enforcement agency in 2015. He was most recently stationed in San Dimas, California, a city northeast of Los Angeles…