Trumbull deputy earns top award from sheriffs’ association

WARREN — The Buckeye State Sheriffs’ Association has awarded the medal of honor to Anthony Diehl, a Trumbull County sheriff’s deputy, for his actions during a Dec. 22, 2007, call in which Diehl killed a Farmdale man who •fired a handgun twice at the deputy.

Ernie Cook, chief deputy of the Trumbull County Sheriff’s Department, said Diehl received the award last week. He said Diehl is the first Trumbull County deputy to receive the distinction, and it is the highest honor given to a sheriff’s deputy.

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