By Police1 Staff
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A South Dakota sheriff’s office is mourning the loss of one of their own after a deputy collapsed and died while on duty.
The Sioux Falls Argus Leader reports that Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Deputy Steve Maciejewski collapsed Tuesday while working on an assignment at the 24/7 desk. The deputy was taken to a hospital, were attempts to revive him were unsuccessful.
Maciejewski, a 23-year veteran of the department, first joined sheriff’s office in 1995 as a corrections officer and was promoted to deputy in the county jail. He was later moved to the Patrol Division.
Sheriff Mike Milstead said in a Facebook post that Maciejewski leaves behind a wife and two children.
“Steve’s steadiness, good nature, and excellent decision making was well known. Not from him, as he was a quiet man who would talk about his children and family, but not about himself,” Milstead said in the Facebook post. “But we knew him to be a solid deputy, devoted family man, and great friend. Steve loved his work and those he worked with- and for. He will truly be missed.”
Additional details about the deputy’s death were not released.