Arkansas State Police, Arkansas
End of Watch: Thursday, February 27, 1975
Age: 27
Tour of Duty: 4 years
Badge Number: 319
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: February 27, 1975
Weapon Used: Handgun; Pistol
Suspect Info: Sentenced to life
Trooper William Brooks was shot and killed while attempting to arrest three federal fugitives who had escaped from the Monroe County Jail. He apprehended all three six blocks from the jail in Clarendon. He had all three handcuffed and lying on the ground when one produced a hidden handgun and shot him. The three were captured minutes later.
Two suspects, 29 and 36, were charged with and convicted of murder and sentenced to life without parole.
Trooper Brooks had served with the agency for 4 years. He was survived by his wife.