Rusk County Sheriff’s Office remembers Dan Glaze, three year anniversary of death

Published: Oct. 29, 2019 at 10:19 AM CDT

Rusk County Sheriff’s Office is remembering Deputy Sheriff Dan Glaze Jr, who was shot and killed Oct. 29 2016.

The office says Glaze was killed while investigating a suspicious vehicle near Highway 27, back in 2016. Officials found him inside his patrol car, suffering from a gunshot wound.

Court documents show Doug Nitek was charged with 31 counts tried to the death of Dan Glaze.

Glaze had worked in law enforcement for seven years.