CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — A local law enforcement officer was honored by the Chesapeake Sheriff’s Office for his work in chasing down an armed homicide suspect on Big Bethel Road in Hampton in January 2022. Sheriff Jim O’Sullivan recognized Investigator Scott Chambers as the sheriff’s office’s deputy of the year. The Virginia and national sheriff’s […]
The Chesapeake deputy who received Deputy of the Year honors after being seriously hurt in a Hampton shooting last year has also received a Purple Heart.
On January 11, a homicide suspect shot Chesapeake deputy Scott Chambers in Hampton, while he was attempting to serve warrants as part of a U.S. Marshals task force.