Roll of Honor
Incident
Corporal Charles Holt died after contracting COVID-19 at the Tarrant County Corrections Center while working at the booking desk.
Corporal Holt had served with the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office for six years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Corporal Charles Edward Holt, III died on September 1, 2020 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 36.
He is one of 884 officers honored here, and one of 5 at Tarrant County Sheriff's Office.
Beginning in early 2020, law enforcement officers across the country contracted COVID-19 in the course of their duties. While much of the nation sheltered at home, they kept answering calls, making arrests, transporting prisoners, and working face to face with the public. There was no distance to be had from the job.
Corrections officers were hit hardest. Confined facilities and large populations meant constant, close, unavoidable exposure.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and three sons.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Corporal Holt gave the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Worth community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Holt.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Corporal Charles Edward Holt, III is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In TX, 204 of 2,421 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 8.4% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Tarrant County Sheriff's Office, 5 of 12 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 41.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Edward Holt, III's cause is highlighted.
How Charles Edward Holt, III Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Edward Holt, III is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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