With the sun beating down outside the PACE Center in Gonzales on Monday, pallbearers carried the casket of fallen Deputy Charles Riley to the waiting hearse.

A 21-gun salute, the sounding of "Taps" and a final call signified the deputy's work was finished.

"Rest in peace, Deputy Charles Riley," the final call across the radio said. "We have the watch from here."

Riley died Oct. 6 during a struggle with a suspect who was being questioned at the Iberville Parish Courthouse. The suspect, Latrell Clark, attempted to disarm Detective Brett Stassi Jr., the son of Iberville Parish Sheriff Brett Stassi, resulting in multiple shots fired. Riley and the suspect both succumbed to their injuries, while Stassi was seriously injured.

"That day, Charlie didn't just wear the badge," Sheriff Stassi s

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