17Carrying the baton for their fallen brother’s in blue, Under Sheriff Bill Ferguson accompanied other members of the Mineral County Sheriff’s Office as the run continued through Mineral County, from Las Vegas to the Nevada Law Enforcement Memorial in Carson City.

The relay is divided into 128 segments, each segment matching the number of fallen officers on the memorial at Nevada’s capital.

More than 128 runners took place in the event, running alongside their brothers as they continued forward, sometimes encouraging the runner.

The name of Richard Wilson, a Mineral County deputy who died in the line of duty, is one of the 128 fallen officers on the memorial.