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In nearly any tragedy, the history of those involved is painful, but important to understand.

That鈥檚 why The Dori Monson Show started its first Wednesday hour sharing details about the two Pierce County Sheriff鈥檚 deputies who were shot Tuesday by nine-time felon Jeremy Dayton in Spanaway. Shortly after, Dori interviewed Dayton鈥檚 wife, Stacy Dayton.

Listen to Dori鈥檚 interview with the wife of Jeremy Dayton:

Deputy Dominque 鈥淒om鈥� Calata was with Sergeant Rich Scaniffe and other SWAT team officers while trying to serve a warrant to Jeremy Dayton when gunfire was exchanged. Dayton, 40, died at the scene. Calata died Wednesday afternoon from his injuries.

Calata, 35, was a Pacific Lutheran University graduate and a sheriff鈥檚 deputy for almost seven years. He served in the U.S. Army for five years, and for seven years with the National Guard.

In past interviews with Calata, the late deputy expressed why he went into law enforcement.

鈥淚t鈥檚 very rewarding, especially with a newborn kid,鈥� Calata said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 pretty awesome trying to keep the community safe 鈥� ultimately in a place where my child is going to grow up.鈥�

He said he took great pride in talking to 鈥減eople in crisis鈥� 鈥� both in Pierce County and during his service patrolling the streets in Iraq when he was stationed there.

Scaniffe, 45, is a 21-year department veteran and commander of the SWAT team. He was popular in the community for his 鈥淪torytime with a Sheriff鈥� sessions, where he tapped into entertaining voice impersonations while reading Dr. Seuss books to local kids. As of Wednesday, Scaniffe is out of surgery and remains in stable condition.

鈥淭hey were wonderful public servants at a time when so many politicians and too many in the media demonize police at every single turn,鈥� Dori told listeners. 鈥淭hey are exemplary public servants. This is absolutely heartbreaking.鈥�

At the start of Dori鈥檚 show, both officers remained hospitalized, fighting for their lives. Calata passed away later on Wednesday. Both are husbands and fathers.

Listen to Dori share the service background of both Pierce County Sheriff鈥檚 deputies:

Jeremy Dayton, meanwhile, was a stepfather to estranged wife Stacy Dayton鈥檚 children.

During her interview with Dori, Stacy said she recently returned to the South Puget Sound region from Reno, Nevada, to give her 9-year-old daughter a chance to bond with the man she married in 2015 after meeting online in 2012. The two separated in 2017 when Jeremy was sentenced to five years in prison after he assaulted Stacy, breaking her jaw.

Despite the assault, Stacy told Dori, 鈥淚鈥檓 completely heartbroken,鈥� with her voice cracking. 鈥淸My daughter] lost her father as well. I wish I could hug the wives. I warned [police] what they were getting themselves into.鈥�

Stacy explained that she had alerted police to the 鈥渒ind of weapons鈥� Jeremy had in his possession. She also told Dori鈥檚 listeners that she urged 鈥淛eremy to turn himself in and go to prison鈥� over the most recent charges, which include Jeremy jumping bail and failing to appear for a March 7 trial involving a second-degree assault during a local bar fight.

Besides the 2017 attack on his wife and the recent bar assault, Jeremy has been imprisoned for selling cocaine, and robbery, among other convictions. His first conviction came at age 14.

Jeremy Dayton was labeled a 鈥減ersistent offender,鈥� which meant that if convicted as charged in the bar fight case, he could have faced life in prison without the possibility of parole. No stranger to the prison system, Stacy told Dori鈥檚 listeners that her own father also served time. Her children’s biological father, meanwhile, is currently incarcerated and he is 鈥渨orse than Jeremy, way worse than Jeremy.”

鈥淗e used to be such a good man,鈥� Stacy said of Jeremy.

Before their separation, she helped her husband get a union job in construction. Once employed, 鈥渉e was making really good money, and was a 9-to-5, regular husband.鈥�

In 2017, she continued, 鈥渟omething switched.”

“I don鈥檛 want to put any blame on anybody, but I blame his cousins,鈥� she said, and what she called a 鈥減arty life.鈥�

During various times in the interview, Stacy also blamed the prison system, her husband鈥檚 probation officer, and the Pierce County Sheriff鈥檚 office for failing to sufficiently equip their officers with protective clothing to handle such gunfire.

In the aftermath of the shootings, as listeners pointed out to Dori, there was some surprise that Stacy鈥檚 9-year-old daughter had posted to a Facebook account she shares with her mom: 鈥淢y daddy was murdered by the police today.鈥�

“Do you think that social media is appropriate for a child her age?,” Dori asked Stacy.

鈥淪he has her own feelings and her own opinions,鈥� Stacy replied. 鈥淪he鈥檚 very upset because she鈥檚 very smart, so very smart. I probably would have posted the same thing if I was her. I鈥檓 not going to control her emotions.”

鈥淢y daughter has every right to lash out about what happens,” she added. “Her dad was murdered. I鈥檓 not blaming the police.鈥�

Upset with Dori鈥檚 questions, Stacy called him an [expletive] and hung up.

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