Rep. VanNatter Proposes To Rename Section Of State Road 75 After Fallen Deputy Noah Rainey

The Indiana House of Representatives unanimously approved State Representative Heath VanNatter’s resolution to rename a section of State Road 75 in honor of fallen Carroll County Sheriff’s Deputy Noah C. Rainey on Monday, Jan. 27.

VanNatter stated that the resolution would rename a stretch of State Road 75 between County Road 700 South and County Road 800 South in Carroll County after Rainey, the same stretch of road that stands as the last mile that Rainey traveled on during the morning that he was killed in the line of duty in January 2022.

“Deputy Rainey dedicated his life to serving and protecting our community and state,” VanNatter said. “Carroll County lost a strong public servant, his department lost a partner, and his family lost a loving father and husband. Renaming a section of road after him is the least we can do to honor his memory and sacrifice.”

Rainey along with jail deputy Dane Northcutt died early on Jan. 29, 2022, while responding to a call east of Rossville in Clinton County. Rainey had served with the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office as a full-time deputy for three years and as a reserve deputy for one year. He had previously served with the Tippecanoe County Sheriff’s Office for three years and the Indiana Department of Correction for one year.

House Concurrent Resolution 5 now moves to the Indiana Senate for further consideration. If the resolution passes through the General Assembly, the Indiana Department of Transportation can move forward with the road renaming in Carroll County.

Rainey’s name is engraved into the Law Enforcement Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C.
– Photo courtesy of Carroll County Sheriff’s Office
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