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Caddo deputies honor 9-year-old boy fighting cancer

Members of the Caddo Sheriff's Office Special Response Team along with other Caddo deputies will be honoring 9-year-old Jamarion Daughtery at his home today at 5:30 p.m. Jamarion will be presented with a certificate, patches and a ride-along in the Special Response Team's armored vehicle. 

Jamarion is battling Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma an aggressive form of cancer and doctors say all efforts to treat it has failed. Jamarion's mother, Deputy Jacqueline Daughtery, has been employed with the Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office the past 9 years. Deputy Daughtery said the support from her co-workers has been overwhelming." Jamarion is so excited about the visit and ride along today."

Caddo Sheriff's Captain Rick Farris said "It all started with a few deputies wanting to present Jamarion with a patch and has grown into so much more." The Bossier Parish Sheriff's Office, Bossier City Police Department, Webster Parish Sheriff's Office and Desoto Parish Sheriff's Office have also sent patches and certificates to be given to Jamarion today. 

For questions regarding this press release, please contact Bobby Herring at (318) 422-9281

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