Deputy Kody Hellyer Snodgrass

Deputy Kody Snodgrass, age 24, was a Deputy for the Lake County Sheriff’s Office and handled police bloodhounds for the department when he was killed in a motorcycle accident, while off duty, on October 17, 2001. The parents of Kody Snodgrass, Duke and Angie Snodgrass, are the founders of the Kody Snodgrass Memorial Foundation Inc. that is dedicated to providing law enforcement with bloodhounds trained for police work free of charge. Angie Snodgrass is the chairman for the foundation. The foundation breeds, raises and trains registered bloodhounds for donation to the law enforcement community.  The foundation, also known as 832 K-9’S Deputy Dogs is dedicated to the memory of Deputy Kody H. Snodgrass. Deputy Snodgrass badge number was 832 and was incorporated into the foundation name. The original funding for the foundation came from Kody Snodgrass’ life insurance policy and continues today through donations, both public and private. Deputy Sheriff Snodgrass was a 3 1/2 year veteran of the Sheriff’s Office and was assigned to the Sheriff’s Tactical Unit as a Bloodhound K9 handler.

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