Orangeburg Co. deputy honored with procession after 75-day COVID battle Orangeburg’s County Sheriff’s Deputy Lieutenant Dexter Ladson honored with procession after 75-day COVID battle (Source: Family photo) By Emily Scarlett | February 7, 2021 at 4:02 PM EST - Updated February 8 at 7:45 AM
ORANGEBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WIS) - A deputy with the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office spent about 75 days in the hospital after testing positive for COVID-19.
As he returned home this weekend, his family and the sheriff’s office wanted to be sure he knew just how much he was missed.
A celebratory procession was all in honor of Deputy Lieutenant Dexter Ladson as he made it back home after more than two months in the hospital.