Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant "Rick" Pope was killed in an automobile crash while involved a high-speed vehicle pursuit on I-385. His patrol car left the roadway, struck some trees, and burst into flames at the exit for S.C. 101. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to serious head injuries he sustained when he was ejected from the vehicle. Sergeant Pope was a U.S. Navy veteran and had served with the Fountain Inn Police Department for six years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and 5-year-old son.
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- August 2, 2026
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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.
Sergeant Pope gave the Fountain Inn Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fountain Inn community, and 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
Carlton Patrick Pope served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.
Sergeant Carlton Patrick Pope is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.
In SC, 138 of 440 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.4% of this state's fallen. That is 31.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
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Incident Location
Military Service
Carlton Patrick Pope served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.
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