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GALESBURG, Ill. – Saturday is a day to remember a sheriffs deputy in Knox County who died in the line of duty.
It was one year ago Deputy Nicholas Weist, 34, was killed, when a car driven by Daylon Richardson, 23, of Granite City, while allegedly leading other police on a high-speed chase, struck Weist as he was laying out spike strips just past the Knox/Henry County Line on U.S. 150.
This week, the Knox County Board approved a resolution naming every April 29th “Deputy Nicholas Weist Day” in Knox County.
Current Knox County Sheriff Jack Harlan has presented Weist’s family with a “Medal of Valor” — the first recipient of that medal.
Richardson, meanwhile, remains jailed in Henry County, as his case has not yet gone to trial on Murder and other charges.
(Knox County Sheriffs Department)
(Knox County Sheriffs Department)
