GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) – Six years ago today, Greenville County Sheriff’s Sgt. Conley Jumper was killed in the line of duty on Interstate 85. He left behind a wife and a daughter who once planned to become a lawyer. Now, his daughter wears her father’s badge.
Deputy Cat Jumper sat down for her first interview since joining the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office in her father’s honor. The extended sit-down interview is also available below.
A father who kept his two worlds separate
Cat Jumper does not remember growing up around danger. She remembers a man in uniform arriving to catch the end of her volleyball games.
“I love seeing him — I’d be playing volleyball and you see this big guy coming in in the same uniform. You’re like, ‘oh, that’s my dad right there.’ You know, it’s just cool,” Jumper said…