SEDGWICK COUNTY —The family of fallen Sedgwick County Deputy Sidnee Carter and the Deputy Sidnee Carter Memorial honored her legacy by dedicating the newest horse to the Wichita Police Department Mounted Unit on Thursday.
Chief Joe Sullivan, Mounted Unit commanders, and members of the Sheriff’s Office joined in this special dedication ceremony.
"We are deeply grateful to the Carter family and the Deputy Sidnee Carter Memorial for their generosity. Our new police horse, Syd, will serve as a lasting tribute to Deputy Carter’s memory and commitment to public service."
In October of 2022, Deputy Sidnee Carter died when her patrol vehicle was struck near 135th Street at 29th Street north one mile west of Northwest Wichita and Maize as she was responding to a disturbance.
Deputy Carter had only worked in the field alone for a week, according to Sheriff Jeff Easter and had just completed her training.
Deputy Carter had served the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office for one and a half years in the Sedgwick County Detention Facility before transferring to the Law Enforcement Bureau in February 2022. She graduated the Law Enforcement Academy on July 21, 2022.