Deputy James Wallace was with department for seven years

Deputy dies after heart attack during annual fitness test, news release says

A deputy died after apparently having a heart attack Thursday afternoon while he was taking his department’s annual physical fitness test. Richmond County Sheriff's Deputy James Wallace, 61, died at a hospital, the Augusta Chronicle reported. A Sheriff's Office news release Wallace appeared to have a heart attack while participating in the fitness assessment.Fellow deputies performed CPR on Wallace until an ambulance arrived, the release said.Wallace had worked at the sheriff's office since 2010.Medical examiners for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation plan to perform an autopsy.Wallace is the second Richmond County sheriff's employee to die in the past week. Investigator Christian Gandy was killed while off-duty Tuesday when he struck a deer while riding a motorcycle.

A deputy died after apparently having a heart attack Thursday afternoon while he was taking his department’s annual physical fitness test.

Richmond County Sheriff's Deputy James Wallace, 61, died at a hospital, the Augusta Chronicle reported.


A Sheriff's Office news release Wallace appeared to have a heart attack while participating in the fitness assessment.

Fellow deputies performed CPR on Wallace until an ambulance arrived, the release said.

Wallace had worked at the sheriff's office since 2010.

Medical examiners for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation plan to perform an autopsy.

Wallace is the second Richmond County sheriff's employee to die in the past week. Investigator Christian Gandy was killed while off-duty Tuesday when he struck a deer while riding a motorcycle.