Fallen deputy Josh Phipps is being remembered by his fellow deputies as a hero.
Deputy Dustin Bunch with the Russell County Sheriff’s Office called Phipps “an officer’s officer” and said he was always someone who would go above and beyond to help those around him, no matter who they were.
Deputy Corey Meyer echoed those statements. He said he witnessed many times when Phipps would stop to help people who had ran out of gas on the side of the road or offered assistance to the homeless.
Phipps ultimately lost his life in the line of duty, serving the community. Meyer said Phipps always knew that was a possibility, but said Phipps was ready to lay his life down if he had to.
Bunch remembers Phipps as someone that he could always trust and a true hero to the Russell County community.
Memorial services for Deputy Josh Phipps are scheduled for this Saturday.
