This document summarizes the biographies and circumstances surrounding the deaths of 10 police officers who died in the line of duty while serving with the Henrico County Police Division. It describes when and how each officer died, providing details about their backgrounds, careers, and families. The officers died between 1895 and 2022 as a result of gunfire, vehicle crashes, and other incidents while responding to calls or investigating crimes.

2. “A Nation Reveals Itself Not
Only By the Men It Produces But
Also By The Men It Honors, the
Men It Remembers.”
President J. F. Kennedy

4. On July 3, 1895, Henrico Police Officer John Yarbrough
was shot during an attempted apprehension of a larceny
suspect. He eventually died of his wounds on July 6, 1895,
and he left his wife and three small children.
John Yarbrough was a Special Police Officer in Henrico
County appointed by the Henrico County Circuit Court. On
July 9, 1895, the Henrico Board of Supervisors offered a
$100.00 reward for the apprehension of the suspect in his
murder. The investigation led to two suspects who were
never charged with the crime due to lack of evidence.
Officer Yarbrough is buried at the Emmanuel Cemetery
located behind Emmanuel Episcopal Church on Brook
Road at Wilmer Avenue.

6. On September 8, 1946, Officer Lewis Ray Beddow was
investigating a traffic crash on Williamsburg Road, near
what is now Airport Drive, when a passing motorist struck
and killed him.
Lewis Ray Beddow was born May 15, 1913, in
Albemarle County, Virginia. Beddow was educated in the
public schools there before moving to the Richmond area.
On August 16, 1943, he became a Henrico County Police
Officer. Beddow was married on November 28, 1944, and
his wife gave birth to their only child just fifteen days after
his tragic death.

8. On December 22, 1948, Officer Welford E. Green gave
his life in the line of duty. While Green attempted to
mediate a domestic dispute, he was fatally wounded by a
subject who fired a shotgun at close range.
Before he became a member of the Division, Green
served in the United States Army. At the time of his
discharge, he was stationed in Oklahoma. He became a
police officer with Henrico County Division of Police on
November 30, 1943.

10. On August 14, 1966, Officer Jerry Edwin Trimmer was working Uniform
Patrol when he was fatally injured in a traffic crash near the intersection of
Harvie Road and Laburnum Avenue.
Jerry Edwin Trimmer was born in Richmond, Virginia, on May 4, 1940. He
was educated in Henrico and Lancaster County Public Schools. While attending
Highland Springs High School,Trimmer participated in both government and
athletic student activities. He earned letters in four sports during his three years
there Trimmer graduated in June 1959, and in September 1959, he married his
high school sweetheart.
Trimmer joined the United States Air Force in February 1960. He received
his first exposure to policing while assigned to the Security Police Detachment
at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey; and was honorably discharged in June
1963.
Trimmer became a Henrico Police Officer on July 16, 1965. Following his
basic police training, he was assigned to Uniform Patrol.

12. Officer Barry Wayne Maham was fatally wounded by shotgun discharge on
the morning of August 8, 1978, while talking to a female complainant regarding a
domestic dispute.
Barry Wayne Maham was born April 22, 1946, in Portsmouth, Virginia. He
attended public schools in Portsmouth, the District of Columbia, Caroline County,
and Norfolk, Virginia.
Maham joined the United States Army on September 30, 1963, and served until
October 4, 1966, rising to the rank of E-4 before being honorably discharged. His
duty stations included Fort Hood, Texas; a one year tour in Korea; and a tour of
duty at Fort Riley, Kansas.
On October 17, 1973, he was employed by the Division as a Communications
Officer. Maham became a Police Officer on June 11, 1975. After completing the
Third Basic Police Academy, he was assigned to the Burglary Enforcement
Attack Team and later was assigned to Uniform Operations.

14. On November 8, 1984, Officer Donald A. Stillman was shot
and killed in the line of duty while investigating a suspicious
vehicle parked in an isolated area. A male subject exited the
vehicle, and a chase ensued into a wooded area where a struggle
took place. Stillman was shot while attempting to arrest the
subject.
Stillman was born July 9, 1956, in Richmond, Virginia, and
was educated in the Henrico County Public Schools. He
graduated from Varina High School in June 1974. On
September 14, 1977, he became a Henrico County Police Officer
and served in the Uniform Operations Section.

16. On August 19, 1994, Officer John Patrick Harris was killed
when his police vehicle was involved in a motor vehicle crash on
Parham Road at the intersection of Fargo Road and Parham.
Harris was born on April 29, 1968, in Riverhead, New York. He
was educated in the Hampton Bays, New York public school system.
Following his graduation from high school in 1986, he attended
Suffolk County Community College and the University of New
York at Stony Brook where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in
Criminal Justice.
On June 2, 1993, Harris became a Henrico County Police Officer
and served in the Uniform Operations Section.

18. On February 2, 1998, Officer William Herman “Bill” Edwards, III, was on
a funeral escort detail when he was fatally injured in a traffic crash.
Edwards was born on July 13, 1947, in Detroit, Michigan where he resided
with his family until his father received a job-related transfer, which brought
the family to Henrico County in 1953. In 1964, after graduating from high
school, Edwards enlisted in the United States Navy where he served honorably
until his discharge in 1968. During his tour in the Navy, he attained the rank of
E-4 and served as a Petty Officer. He was assigned to sea duty aboard the
U.S.S. Albany for two and one-half years and the U.S.S. William W. Wood for
the remainder of his enlistment.
On October 16, 1968, Edwards became a Henrico County Police Officer
and served as a patrol officer. In 1977, he was assigned to the Division’s
Motorcycle Squad where he remained until his untimely death. Edward’s was
a certified instructor who was known throughout Virginia for his expertise in
defensive tactics.
Officer Edwards’ name is inscribed on the National Law Enforcement
Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C.

20. On January 12, 2003,Officer André Gerard Booker responded to a
“shots fired” call near the Virginia Center Commons shopping area.
Booker was fatally injured when his police vehicle plunged into a deep
drainage culvert that was filled with icy water as he attempted to block
the suspect’s vehicle which was fleeing from a restaurant parking lot.
Booker was born on June 2,1976, in Winston-Salem, North
Carolina. He attended school there for a short time before his family
moved to Martinsville, Virginia. He graduated from Laurel Park High
School and Patrick Henry Community College, both in Martinsville.
Booker completed the 30th Basic Police Training Academy and
became a Henrico County Police Officer on August 6, 2001.

22. On March 30th, 2022, Officer Sutton was transporting a suspect
from a domestic call for service to Warrant Services. He was driving
while his Field Training Officer was in the rear passenger seat. Sutton
was fatally injured while traveling on Chamberlayne Ave, when his
vehicle was struck on the passenger side by a motorist. Sutton
succumbed to his injuries on March 31st, 2022.
Sutton was born on March 19, 1998, in Chester, Virginia and
graduated from Thomas Dale High School in 2016. Prior to joining
Henrico Police, he was employed as an electrical apprentice and
attended John Tyler Community College.
Sutton had graduated with the 74th Basic Police Academy in
February 2022 and was currently in Field Training. He was engaged to
marry his fiancée in June 2022.