K9 Officer Named Deputy of the Year

Columbia, SC (WOLO)– Richland County Sheriff’s Deputies name one of their K-9 officers Deputy of the Year. The bitter sweet honor was given over the weekend to Master Deputy Warren Cavanagh. Just a day earlier his police dog “Fargo” was shot and killed while trying to catch a robbery suspect. Cavanagh was greeted with a standing ovation from fellow officers. He accepted his award saying “god works in mysterious ways.”