[h=4]Deputy Sheriff[/h][h=3]Allen Kay[/h]DeKalb County Sheriff's Office, Alabama
End of Watch: Saturday, October 19, 2013
[h=4]Bio & Incident Details[/h]Age: 60
Tour: 8 years
Badge # DM1
Cause: Heart attack
Incident Date:10/19/2013
Weapon: Not available
Suspect: Not available
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Deputy Sheriff Allen Kay suffered a fatal heart attack following an incident in which he arrested two subjects for illegally possessing a handgun at the Talladega Superspeedway while assigned to a security detail at the venue.
He took the two into custody after holding them at gunpoint, and then transported them to jail. He went to sleep after completing his shift and passed away in his sleep.
Deputy Kay had served with the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office for eight years and served as the agency's nurse in the county jail. He is survived by his wife, two daughters, and four grandchildren,
Please contact the following agency to send condolences or to obtain funeral arrangements:Sheriff Jimmy Harris
DeKalb County Sheriff's Office
2801 Jordan Road SW
Fort Payne, AL 35968
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