Spare A Thought For The Good Cops

The call came in on Thursday around noon. A woman called 911 from a neighbor’s house saying her husband was threatening to kill her.

Odgen, Utah, Officer Nate Lyday and an officer from Adult Probation and Parole who was in the area responded to the address. They found the 53-year-old suspect on his front porch. He refused to cooperate, retreated into the house and slammed the door.

The officers apparently never saw a gun, but as they rushed to follow the man, he fired through the door. The parole officer was struck and injured. Lyday, Badge 1069, was killed. A second-generation officer, the 24-year-old had been with the department just 15 months. He and his wife were preparing to celebrate her graduation from Weber State University.

“He was very prideful to be a police officer. This is a great city. He loved the citizens of the city,” said Ogden Police Lt. Brian Eynon. “He loved coming to work. I would bump into him in the hallway daily on his shift, and he smiled before I smiled. And that’s what I remember.”