Texas Department of Criminal Justice – Correctional Institutions Division, Texas
End of Watch Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Correctional Officer V Cleadas Sherman died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 while assigned to the Travis State Jail at 8101 FM 969 in Austin.
Officer Sherman had served with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice – Correctional Institutions Division for nine years. He is survived by his wife and child.
Beginning in early 2020, due to the requirements of their job, thousands of law enforcement officers and other first responders throughout the United States contracted COVID-19 during the worldwide pandemic. Hundreds of law enforcement officers died from medical complications as a result of contracting the virus while remaining on duty and interacting with the community.