La Porte County Sheriff\'s Office: Faith Spain, Savannah Swanson, Sheriff Ronald C. Heeg, and Michael Walker

LA PORTE COUNTY, Ind. -- The La Porte County Sheriff's Office announced three La Porte County students were presented scholarships in honor of fallen Deputy Neil Thompson at the August La Porte County Sheriff’s Merit Board meeting.

Thompson was killed in the line of duty on Sept. 21, 1980, and is the only member of the sheriff’s office to have died in the line of duty.

Following his death, the scholarship was established in his honor for sons and daughters of sheriff’s office employees who continue their education beyond high school.

The three students are Savannah Swanson, Faith Spain, and Michael Walker.

Swanson, a 2025 graduate of South Central High School and the daughter o

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