Deputy Sheriff Tim Hudson
Pecos County Sheriff's Department
Texas
End of Watch: Saturday, August 20, 1988

Biographical Info
Age: 61
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Saturday, August 20, 1988
Weapon Used: Handgun; .357 caliber
Suspect Info: Executed in 2007

Deputy Tim Hudson was shot and killed while pursuing two robbery suspects along I-10.

The two suspects were cousins who had escaped from a Kansas prison. They were en route to Mexico when they stole $22.50 in gas from a station in Bakersfield, Texas. As he was attempting to pass them to stop them with a rolling road block, one of the suspects shot him with a .357 caliber handgun as he passed them. Both suspects were eventually apprehended. One was sentenced to death and the other was sentenced to life.

The suspect who was sentenced to death was executed on May 16, 2007.

Deputy Hudson was survived by his wife, daughter, and son. He was due to retire in nine months.