Fallen KCSO Deputy Phillip Campas to be honored in Washington, D.C.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A bunch of sheriff’s deputies will journey to the nation’s capital to honor fallen Deputy Phillip Campas.

Campas made the last word sacrifice final summer time whereas defending a household whose mentally in poor health husband and father was threatening them with a rifle. Now, he’s being honored on a nationwide stage.

“His title was etched into the Nationwide Legislation Enforcement Memorial. With that, there’s a proper ceremony,” stated Sgt. Dustin Contreras of the Kern County Sheriff’s Workplace. “That is only the start of the legacy that he’s gonna depart. Along with his title being on that monument without end, anytime anybody goes to Washington D.C. they’re going to see that.”

Deputies will land in Washington D.C. on Could 12 to escort Campas’ household throughout a candlelight vigil. The Nationwide Peace Officers’ Memorial celebrates the lives of fallen officers across the nation.

“Once we go there, different companies know precisely who we’re. They know who Deputy Phil Campas was,” stated Sgt. Contreras. “It’s a fantastic honor. However we’re there to help his household, his mother and father, his spouse, his youngsters.”

Folks near Campas say they’ll always remember his badge quantity, 1392. Dick Taylor is a pal of Campas’ household, who watched him develop into a neighborhood hero.

“He’s a type of iconic folks that simply impressed folks round him to do their very best to do higher than their finest,” stated Taylor. “We really feel very lucky that we had just a bit small piece of experiencing a while with Phil once we knew him.”

Campas can be honored at extra legislation enforcement ceremonies subsequent month. The Kern County Sheriff’s Workplace plans to have a good time his life on Could 19 at their headquarters on Norris Highway. He can even be remembered on the California Peace Officers’ Memorial in Sacramento on Monday.