Dyke Coursen

Death by Force

On a January afternoon in 2002, a domestic disturbance call set in motion a tragic chain of events that would end in the deaths of two Beaufort County Sheriff's deputies in Burton, South Carolina. Corporal Dyke 'A.J.' Coursen, a 35-year-old male, and his partner, Lance Corporal Dana Tate, responded to a report of a woman and her child being held against their will. The call came from a residence on Riley Road, where a man named Tyree Roberts was refusing to let his girlfriend and their infant da ...Read More

Dyke “A. J.” Coursen (1966-2002) - Find a Grave Memorial

Remembering LCpl. Dana Lyle Tate and Cpl. Dyke “A.J.” Coursen

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