JEFFERSON CITY – Gov. Jay Nixon has ordered that the flags of the United States and the State of Missouri at all state government buildings in Harrison County be flown at half-staff on Friday (Sept. 18) in honor of Harrison County Deputy Sheriff Steven Brett Hawkins, who died on Sept. 13.

Deputy Sheriff Hawkins, age 34, joined the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department in 2012 and had 11 years of experience in law enforcement, including service with the Bethany Police Department and the Clinton County Sheriff’s Department.

According to the Officer Down Memorial Page, Hawkins suffered from a fatal heart attack following an emergency response.

The website said, “The call involved a frantic subject and a subsequent search of the home and large surrounding area. He suffered the heart attack several hours after returning following his shift.”

Under Gov. Nixon’s order, U.S. and Missouri flags at state buildings in Harrison County will fly at half-staff from sunrise until sunset on Sept. 18, 2018, the day the funeral services for Deputy Sheriff Hawkins will take place.