Detective Jimmy Allen Kinney

Jimmy Allen Kinney

Detective Jimmy Kinney was shot and killed during a traffic stop of a subject wanted for aggravated kidnapping and aggravated assault. He had stopped the man on Middle Creek Road just east of Many.

He was killed by a single shotgun blast to the chest before exiting his patrol car. The suspect surrendered later the same day. He was subsequently convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of probation, parole, or pardon.

Detective Kinney was a U.S. Army veteran. He had served with the Sabine Parish Sheriff's Office for 11 years and had previously served with the Many Police Department for six years.