Polk County Deputy Blane Lane had dreams of becoming a law enforcement officer. After graduating from Mulberry High, he joined an academy, knowing he wanted to be the next Sheriff Grady Judd. He was shot and killed by friendly fire this week. He was 21.
Loved ones and fellow law enforcement officers are mourning the loss of a 21-year-old Polk County deputy who was killed by gunfire from a fellow deputy's gun while serving a warrant in Polk City early Tuesday morning.