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February 16, 2021 Services held for state officer killed in line of duty Written by Nickolas Seibel on February 16, 2021 (Photo by Aaron Rogers for the Daily Press) Grant County first responders under the direction of Sheriff Frank Gomez and Fire Management Officer Randy Villa lined Interstate 10 last Friday morning to pay tribute to fallen New Mexico State Police Officer Darian Jarrott as his body was escorted to Lordsburg for his memorial service. In addition to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office, also present were members of the Santa Clara Police Department, Bayard Police Department, Sixth Judicial District District Attorney’s Office, Lower Mimbres Volunteer Fire Department, Pinos Altos Volunteer Fire Department and Tyrone Fire Department. ....
Jarrott was 28. He was remembered as a leader, a family man and a trusted police officer. He was the kind of person you wanted by your side in case something went wrong, said Marco Valle, an NMSP officer and friend, who gave the eulogy during the funeral services held at Maverick Stadium, the Lordsburg High School football field. Attendance at the stadium was limited to family and law enforcement officers due to COVID-19 restrictions, but an Albuquerque news station broadcast the services live on Facebook. Virtual attendance rose throughout the broadcast, with more than 3,000 watching concurrently at one point. Jarrott is the first New Mexico State Police officer to die in the line of duty in 20 years, and the first in 30 years to be fatally shot, according to the agency. ....