Sergeant Loren Whitehat was killed during an arrest attempt in Arizona while assisting his twin brother with a DUI stop. The suspect fled into a rocky area off Highway 160; during a struggle the man gained control of Sergeant Whitehat’s service revolver and shot him, fatally wounding the officer.

Whitehat had served one year with the Navajo Division of Public Safety and previously spent four years as a tribal ranger with the Navajo Resource Enforcement Division. He left behind a wife and three children.

The suspect was apprehended after the shooting, convicted in connection with Sergeant Whitehat’s murder, and later sentenced to six years in prison. Does anyone have memories of Sergeant Whitehat’s service or information about the incident that could add detail to the timeline?