In the early morning hours of June 19, 2009, a dedicated public servant, Assistant Chief Joseph 'Joey' Christopher Cannon, a 50-year-old Caucasian male, was tragically killed in the line of duty. With a distinguished 27-year career in law enforcement, the last nine of which were with the Plumerville Police Department, he was just two weeks away from a well-deserved retirement. The fatal encounter began around 6:20 a.m. on U.S. Highway 64 when Assistant Chief Cannon initiated a traffic stop on a
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