Devon Artshire

Devon Thomas Artshire is a deputy sheriff in western Memphis, Tennessee, and one of the four main protagonists of Monotheists. He first appears in Chapter Three, "Sheriff's In Town", which introduces him and explores his backstory.

Early Life
Devon Thomas Artshire was born on June 27, 1978, in the inner city of Charleston, South Carolina. His father, Harold Artshire, was a Vietnam war veteran with undiagnosed Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. He was abusive towards both his wife and son, often engaging in physical violence against both. Harold was a heavy smoker, and this habit eventually led to him developing lung cancer in 1994. His condition gradually worsened, and he eventually died on August 2, 1995.

Migration to Memphis
Seven months after his father's death, Devon left South Carolina and moved into a small apartment in Memphis, Tennessee. He was trained to become a police officer sometime during 1997, and was assigned to a portion of the inner city known as the Mortuary after he completed his training. However, after witnessing the horror of the West Memphis Midnight Massacre, he transferred to a Sheriff Office precinct on the outskirts of the city.

Marriage and the Birth of Manuel
==== One night after his patrol, Devon went to his favorite bar, Marchelli's Grill. While there, Devon met a woman named Melissa Morris, a waitress at a restaurant in the inner city. The two quickly became good friends and soon began dating. They married on October 17, 1999, and welcomed their first child, Manuel Artshire, on December 11, 2000. ====

Season One
Devon Artshire first appears in Chapter Three of Season One. On August 31, 2013, Artshire was tasked with investigating reports of a disturbance that had occurred at a hunting cabin. Although he was told to simply investigate the exterior of the cabin, he disobeyed orders and crawled into a crawlspace located underneath the cabin's newly installed back porch. The crawlspace led him to a small grate, which allowed him to see into the basement, where he discovered a man who had been chained to the wall of the cabin's basement. The man warned Artshire to leave the cabin, but after he refused, the man began to go into a fit, alerting the inhabitants of the cabin that something was wrong. Artshire was then surprised by a shotgun-wielding man who blocked the entrance to the crawlspace. Turning back to face the grate, he was met with the barrel of a revolver. The man holding the revolver then threatened Artshire. Artshire refused to cooperate, leading to a man opening a trapdoor situated in the crawlspace roof above him.

Artshire was then taken into the cabin and shackled. He was questioned by the revolver-wielding man and, after refusing to cooperate, was hit in the jaw with the butt of the revolver. However, before anymore information could be extracted from Artshire, a group of Aryan Brotherhood members arrived at the cabin and began to fire upon it. The resulting firefight ended with the death of Marcello, Héctor, and Renzo, leaving Artshire and Alkis as the only two survivors, both mildly injured.

After the fighting had ended, Arthsire was sent to the hospital for two days while his jaw injury was treated. Thankfully, the jaw had not been broken, but was severely bruised and partially fractured.