COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Law Enforcement Officers Hall of Fame, a division of the SC Department of Public Safety, formally inducted six fallen law enforcement officers today.

This year’s ceremony recognized six officers from around the state, three of which were historical inductees dating back to 1913. Of the officers killed in the line of duty in 2023, two died in traffic collisions and one died from being struck by a train while rescuing a distressed individual. 

“This ceremony presents us with the opportunity to honor those officers who laid down their lives to protect our friends, families, and communities at large,” said SCDPS Director Robert G. Woods, IV. “We will never be able to fully repay them for their incredible valor, but inducting them into the Hall of Fame is the least we can do to acknowledge their sacrifices.”

Today’s ceremony brings the total number of South Carolina officers who are honored in the Hall of Fame Memorial Room to 429.

**Additional photos of today’s ceremony will be added to the DPS Facebook page and the DPS online photo album.

Chief John B. Harter, Sr.
Allendale Police Department
End of Watch: August 31, 1913

Officer Daniel Dantzler Sweatman
Holly Hill Police Department
End of Watch: September 11, 1943

Agent Robert E.B. Williams
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
End of Watch: August 21, 1975

Lieutenant Michael C. Wood, Jr.
Newberry Police Department
End of Watch: July 26, 2023

Officer Matthew L. Hare
Easley Police Department
End of Watch: Aug. 2, 2023

Deputy Jacob Eric Salrin
Richland County Sheriff’s Department
End of Watch: Sept. 29, 2023

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety includes the Highway Patrol, State Transport Police, Bureau of Protective Services, Office of Highway Safety and Justice Programs, and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Officers Hall of Fame. Our mission is to ensure public safety by protecting and serving the people of South Carolina and its visitors.