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Trooper Sidney Pavatt was fatally wounded outside a residence on September 25, 1948 while searching for a burglary suspect.
Trooper Ermon Cox was fatally wounded on August 17, 1958 while attempting to arrest a DWI suspect.
Trooper Harry Locke was fatally injured in a vehicle crash on September 24, 1966.
Trooper Allen Bufford was fatally wounded July 27, 1969 during a highway violator traffic stop.
Trooper Ron Brooks was fatally wounded February 27, 1975 while apprehending three escapees.
Sergeant Kelly Pigue was fatally injured in a vehicle crash on December 8, 1977.
Sergeant Glenn Bailey was fatally wounded during a violator stop on September 5, 1980.
Corporal William Rose Jr. was fatally injured in a vehicle crash on December 28, 1982.
Trooper Louis Bryant was fatally wounded during a violator stop on June 30, 1984.
Corporal Robbie Klein was fatally wounded on October 15, 1984 during a search for two prison escapees.
Trooper Michael Bassing was fatally injured on July 24, 1986 in a helicopter crash.
Trooper First Class Wilson Atkins Jr. was fatally injured on July 3, 1988 after being struck by a passing vehicle during a violator stop.
Trooper Clark Simpson was fatally injured on February 18, 1989 after his patrol car was struck from the rear following a violator stop.
Corporal John Scarberough was fatally injured on September 2, 1998 when his patrol car was hit from the rear during a violator stop.
Captain Tom Craig was fatally injured on December 14, 2000 from injuries sustained when he was struck by a vehicle while assisting the victims of an earlier traffic crash.
Trooper Herbert Smith died on February 14, 2001 from injuries sustained in a vehicle crash as he responded to a child emergency call.
Trooper First Class Jimmie White died June 1, 2002 from injuries sustained in the crash of his patrol motorcycle he was driving at the time of an escort involving the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels.
Corporal Mark Carthron died September 12, 2005 from injuries sustained the previous day when he was struck on Interstate 40 as he and other Arkansas State Troopers attempted to stop a fugitive vehicle.
Sergeant Richard C. LeBow died February 4, 2008 from injuries sustained in a traffic crash while on patrol duty near Mulberry, Arkansas along Interstate 40.
Corporal Jeff Hust died May 2, 2017 after suffering a fatal heart attack following exposure to toxins while executing a search warrant at the residence of a suspected methamphetamine dealer.
Senior Corporal Michael Springer died February 11, 2022 after succumbing to complications from COVID-19.
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