EVANS, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Funeral arrangements have been announced for the Columbia County deputy who was killed in a shooting on Interstate 20 on Saturday.

According to Deputy Brandon Sikes’ obituary, his funeral will be held on Monday at 12 p.m. at the Columbia County Performing Arts Center.

Rev. John Kenney will officiate the funeral, according to Thomas Poteet and Son Funeral Directors.

Sikes had been a Columbia County deputy since Nov. 21, 2018, according to the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council.

Sheriff Clay Whittle said Sikes worked on the crime suppression unit and leaves behind a widow, Amber, who also works for Whittle’s agency.

Sikes’ obituary says before his law enforcement career, Sikes served as a United States Army combat medic.

Sikes enjoyed fishing and the outdoors, according to his obituary.

“Deputy Sikes embodied the very best of community service and personal sacrifice. Though he never sought the spotlight, his impact on those around him will be felt for generations. His memory will live on — in the community he made safer, in the lives he touched, and in the family and friends who will forever be proud of the man he was,” said his obituary.

Sikes was killed in the line of duty when deputies pulled over James Blake Montgomery to serve him with a temporary protective order, and he opened fire.

When deputies stopped him around 6:24 p.m. Saturday on I-20 near Belair Road, he seemed compliant when they deputies served the order.

Deputy Gavin White was also injured in the shooting.

Montgomery ultimately died inside the RV, which was full of pipe bombs, explosives paraphernalia and ammunition.

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