Trooper Louis Perry Bryant

Trooper Louis Perry Bryant | Arkansas State Police, Arkansas
Arkansas State Police, Arkansas
Trooper Louis Perry Bryant

Arkansas State Police, Arkansas

End of Watch Saturday, June 30, 1984

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Louis 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

traffic stop

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One of my college professors in Texas was a boyhood friend of Trooper Bryant, and I learned about his death in 1988. I just happened across a youtube video regarding the hate group that was responsible for his murder. I'm about to retire from 29 years of law enforcement and I am thankful that I have survived several encounters with similar hate groups. These groups are still out there and they despise law enforcement. Stay vigilant and stay safe!!

Trooper Bryant may your soul rest eternally.

Duane Hicks, Sergeant
Santa Monica Police Department

July 29, 2021

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