Arkansas State Police, Arkansas
End of Watch Saturday, June 30, 1984
Add to My HeroesLouis Perry Bryant
Trooper Louis Bryant was shot and killed during a traffic stop by a member of a terrorist group. He was shot several times by the suspect with a modified Colt .45. The suspect was apprehended by police in Oklahoma after a shootout. He was sentenced to life without parole for Trooper Bryant's murder but sentenced to death for another murder. The death sentence was carried out in 1995.
Trooper Bryant was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.
Four members of the DeQueen, Arkansas, Police Department were killed in an automobile accident while en route to Trooper Bryant's funeral. The officers who were killed were Captain William Mills, Patrolman Herman Jones, Patrolman William Gilham, and Sergeant Roy Brewer.
Bio
- Age 37
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Handgun; .45 caliber
- Offender Executed in 1995
Related LODD Deaths
Captain William T. Mills
DeQueen Police Department, AR
EOW: July 5, 1984
Patrolman Herman E. Jones, Sr.
DeQueen Police Department, AR
EOW: July 5, 1984
Patrolman William R. Gilham
DeQueen Police Department, AR
EOW: July 5, 1984
Sergeant Roy M. Brewer
DeQueen Police Department, AR
EOW: July 5, 1984
Most Recent Reflection
View all 45 ReflectionsI am Remembering you, Louis and all my other Law Enforcement friends, brothers and sisters in Law Enforcement and the families of each of you that departed or were taken from our brotherhood. I am retired now, body intact but worn out as is the old mind and memory. I review and reflect back on the job and all of my friends and family that are not physically with us anymore. You will remain a part of many, many lives that you touched, changed or protected during your service to your family, friends, departments and the citizens of your city, county and or state. Your still live in those changed lives and all of our Memories.. Thank-You..
Captain (Retired) Paul "Steve" Watson
DeQueen Arkansas Police Dept. (and Others)
February 8, 2018
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