Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever died Tuesday night near Williams in Northern Arizona while on a family hunting trip.
Dever was alone and driving his truck on a well-traveled dirt road about two miles north of White Horse Lake when he apparently lost control of the truck, going off the road and rolling at least once.
According to this report in the Arizona Daily Star, Dever had been with the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office for 34 years, with the first 20 years spent as deputy, sergeant and major. After being elected for the first time in 1996, the Republican sheriff served four terms. He was up for re-election this November, running unopposed.
He is survived by his wife, Nancy; six sons; and 11 grandchildren.
October 5, 2012:
It was reported today that preliminary toxicology results indicate that Sheriff Dever was driving under the influence of alcohol at the time of the rollover that took his life in northern Arizona.
The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office reporting results from the Office of the County Medical Examiner said Dever had a blood-alcohol level “associated with impairment.”
Sad news. Dever was a border sheriff who was sucked into supporting Kyl’s border doublespeak, but after his rancher friend Rob Krentz was murdered by illegals, Dever came to his senses and became a strong supporter of actual border enforcement.
You’re right, PP. Before he realized Kyl was a fraud on border issues (in the mold of McCain and Flake) Sheriff Dever can be seen in this deceptive Kyl campaign ad. Immediately after Kyl was reelected, he boomeranged right back to his open border/amnesty positions, partnering with McCain on screwing us over. Dever was a good man who believed what an AZ US Senator told him.
Back in 2010 McCain had a similar commercial featuring Arizona sheriffs stumping for his re-election. I sent a ‘respectful’ gang e-mail out to this group, including Dever, asking them how they could possibly support McCain when he had already tried to cram amnesty down America’s throat. Although I did not ask them to respond, Navajo county sheriff K C Clark was the ONLY one who did:
” Thank you for your comments and your concern over the illegal immigration issues facing our country, I want to assure you that I have NOT nor will I ever support blanket amnesty for illegal immigrants.”
Condolences to the entire Dever family. This tragic accident comes within four days of the death of Dever’s mother.