The identity of the Knox County Sheriff’s Deputy killed in the line of duty Friday has been released.
Knox County Sheriff David Clague identified 34-year-old Nicholas D. Weist as the deputy killed Friday while attempting to set up spike strips at the intersection of US Highway 150 at 150th Avenue.
Clague says that life-saving measures were taken by deputies and officers but Weist died at the scene.
He adds that Weist began his career with the Sheriff’s Department on May 22, 2018, as a road deputy.
The incident on Friday began in Galesburg at the Circle K Gas Station on E. Main Street when officers responded to a 911 call about an individual with a gun.
Officers attempted a traffic stop but the suspect continued traveling north on US Highway 150.
He was apprehended and will be back in Henry County Court on Monday, May 9.
