“The Exchange Club of Springfield, Ohio, extends our warmest appreciation to all those who donated caps, financial assistance, and support, and to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office for their unqualified support in honoring Deputy Matthew Yates for his courage and sacrifice on July 24, 2022,” the release stated. “Our hearts are with the Yates family and law enforcement as the year mark approaches.”
Yates was shot and killed going into a trailer at the Harmony Estates to assist in a report of a shooting.
Investigators later determined that Cole White, 27, shot and killed his mother, Jodie Arbuckle, 47, and then ambushed Yates as deputies entered the trailer. Arbuckle went to the trailer to check on her son, who had mental health issues.