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Jimmy Dean Hutto
Incident
Game Warden Jimmy Hutto succumbed to a gunshot wound received earlier in the month while assisting Fayette County deputies in serving a narcotics warrant at a home.
During the raid, Game Warden Hutto was shot in the lower abdomen by the subject.
Game Warden Hutto was admitted to a local hospital, where he remained for two weeks. He was released from the hospital only three days before his death but had to be re-admitted due to complications.
In December 2003, the suspect pleaded guilty to murder, three counts of attempted murder, and the unlawful distribution of a controlled substance. He was subsequently sentenced to five life sentences. In 2017, he was denied parole.
Game Warden Hutto was a United States Army veteran and served with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries for eight years.
Survivors
He is survived by his daughter, parents, three brothers, and three sisters.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Game Warden Hutto gave the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Montgomery community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Jimmy Dean Hutto served in the U.S. Army (1986â1989) before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Felonious
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries has lost 10 officers; 6 of them killed feloniously.
Jimmy is one of 405 officers killed feloniously in AL, 63% of the 643 remembered there.
Jimmy is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Jimmy is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously worldwide, 51.7% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 2002, 1 officer at Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries was killed feloniously, more than in any other year.
In 2002, 2 officers in AL were killed feloniously, the 69th heaviest of 131 years on record. The heaviest was 1918, with 10.
In 2002, 73 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 96th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.
In 2002, 77 officers worldwide were killed feloniously, the 95th heaviest of 265 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 516.
Who
Jimmy was 35. Of the 6 killed feloniously at Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries whose age is recorded, half were between 36.5 and 49.5; the middle age was 41.5. Jimmy had served 8 years; the middle length of service was 12.5 years.
Jimmy was 35. Of the 344 killed feloniously in AL whose age is recorded, half were between 32 and 49; the middle age was 40. Jimmy had served 8 years; the middle length of service was 7 years.
Jimmy was 35. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Jimmy had served 8 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Jimmy was 35. Of the 15,853 killed feloniously worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38. Jimmy had served 8 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
March holds 16.7% of these deaths at Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries; January holds the most, 16.7%. Mondays: 16.7%.
March holds 4.7% of these deaths in AL; September holds the most, 9.9%. Mondays: 13.6%.
March holds 7.5% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.8%.
March holds 7.8% of these deaths worldwide; December holds the most, 9.2%. Mondays: 13.8%.
How
Felonious deaths account for 60% of all 10 deaths at Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun; unknown type, in 16.7% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 63% of all 643 deaths in AL, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun; unknown type, in 12.3% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun; unknown type, in 9.5% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 51.7% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun; unknown type, in 8.5% of these deaths.
His people
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries has 10 officers remembered here, Jimmy among them.
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George Stuart Wilson
Oct 1, 1922
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Loyd C. Hays
May 1, 1964
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Frank Johnson Stewart, Jr.
Dec 24, 1978
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Cecil Craig Chatman Nov 28, 1982
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Grady Russell Jackson
Feb 12, 1984
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James Carl Vines
Jan 26, 1985
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Jimmy Dean Hutto
Mar 25, 2002
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James Lansford Horner, Jr.
Jun 22, 2003
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Nathan Benjamin Mims
Nov 11, 2008
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Shawn Nixon
Nov 23, 2025
Military Service
Jimmy Dean Hutto served in the U.S. Army (1986–1989) before joining law enforcement.
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Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 46-W
What is kept
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