Cross County Sheriff's Department, Arkansas
End of Watch: Friday, August 4, 1944
Age: 53
Tour of Duty: 5 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: August 4, 1944
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Sentenced to life
Deputy Sheriff Claude Holt was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man on a warrant for assault.
The suspect was sentenced to death but later had his sentence commuted to life.
Deputy Holt had served with the Cross County Sheriff's Department for five years. He was survived by his wife and two children.