
Ector County Judge Dustin Fawcett confirmed the sad news on Friday evening.
ECTOR COUNTY, Texas — Jayda Floyd, an Ector County juvenile probation officer and the girlfriend of fallen Odessa Police Department Officer Bailey Martin, has been confirmed dead as a result of the devastating flooding in Central Texas, according to Ector County Judge Dustin Fawcett on Friday.
Fawcett said her body was recovered after the flooding events in Kerr County, Texas.
Here is the full statement from the judge on Floyd’s passing:
“Our hearts are heavy to report that Jayda Floyd, Ector County Juvenile Detention Center Officer, has been found and positively identified after unfortunately passing away in the flooding events that took place in Kerr County, Texas.
The Ector County Sheriff’s Office and partner agencies will be bringing Jayda home in an honorable procession at a date to be disclosed later.
Sheriff Mike Griffis stated: ‘We continue to ask for prayers for the Floyd Family, the Martin Family, and those affected by this horrible tragedy’.
I stated: ‘We are thankful that we were able to provide closure to Jayda’s family today as Sheriff Mike Griffis, Juvenile Detention Center Director Kevin Mann, Medical Examiner Chief lnvestigator Carl Rogers, and I visited with her family. We ask that the public respect the family’s privacy but continue to pray for them’.
Jayda was immensely loved and admired by Ector County staff, and we are sending our deepest condolences to her family and friends. We continue to pray for comfort and guidance in times of mourning and unimaginable grief for so many.
ln collaboration with the City of Odessa and the Odessa Chamber of Commerce, donation sites have been set up to support Odessa flood victims. Donations can be made at the sites listed below:
Online- Odessa Chamber of Commerce website: https:l/odessachamber.com/odessa-flood-victimsdonation/.
ln-person- Odessa City Hall: 41″1 W 8th St.
ln-person- Ector County Commissioners’ Court Office: 1010 E 8th St., Suite #118″ – Ector County Judge Dustin Fawcett