Deputy Sheriff
 
Christopher Richard Parsons
 
Washington County Sheriff's Department
 
End of Watch: Saturday, December 15, 2012
 
Age: 31
 
Tour of Duty: 2 months
 
Cause of death: Gunfire
 
Suspect information: Apprehended
 
Badge #: 914
 
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Deputy Sheriff Chris Parsons was shot and killed from ambush after responding to a 911 call on Nugget Road, in Mineral Point, at approximately 2:10 am.

An ambulance had also responded to the location as a result of the 911 call regarding an unconscious woman. As the woman was loaded into the ambulance her son exited the mobile home fired a single shot with a rifle, killing Deputy Parsons.

The subject fled into nearby woods. He remained at large for approximately 15 hours until he turned himself in at a checkpoint setup near Mineral Point.

Gary Sancegrow, 34, was affirmed to be mentally incompetent to stand trial in 2016 and the charges of first degree murder and armed criminal action were dismissed.

Deputy Parsons had served with the Washington County Sheriff's Office for only two months. He was survived by his fiancee, parents, and sibling.