Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Chris Hulsey suffered a fatal heart attack after struggling with a subject while executing a search warrant at 1299 Greer Road in Payneville, Kentucky.
He collapsed shortly after becoming engaged in the struggle at 6:30 pm. Two detectives who were on scene performed CPR until he was transported to Harrison County Hospital. The suspect he struggled with was charged with manslaughter following the altercation.
Deputy Hulsey formerly served as an Assistant Chief with the Meade County Fire Department, was a former Brandenburg City Councilman, and was a paramedic with Meade County EMS.
He is survived by his four sons, his father who served as a local fire chief for 40 years, his sister, and other family members.
Survivors
He is survived by his four sons, his father who served as a local fire chief for 40 years, his sister, and other family members.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Hulsey gave the Meade County Sheriff's Office 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Brandenburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Hulsey.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Christopher Michael Hulsey is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In KY, 44 of 983 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.5% of this state's fallen. That is 0.5 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Christopher Michael Hulsey's cause is highlighted.
How Christopher Michael Hulsey Compares
Offender Outcome
Charged with manslaughter
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Christopher Michael Hulsey is highlighted in Sep.