Edward Toefield Jr.

Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office — Hammond, LA

Felonious

End of Watch February 2, 1984

Age 40

Badge 55

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Edward Toefield was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a bank robbery suspect in Amite. The man was wanted for robbing a bank in New Orleans and for raping his own daughter. Deputy Toefield encountered the man at the Hi-Ho Sam's Restuarant and placed him under arrest. He was searching the suspect when the man pulled a gun from his waistband and shot Deputy Toefield. The man then fled into nearby woods. He was shot and wounded the following day when he pointed his gun at a corrections officer involved in the manhunt. The subject was sentenced to death. In October 2015, the death sentence was reduced to life in prison. Deputy Toefield was survived by his wife, son, and three daughters. On November 12th, 2021, Louisiana renamed the United States Highway 51 between its intersection with Louisiana Highway 16 near the town of Amite City and a point two and one-half miles south of the intersection in Tangipahoa Parish, the Deputy Ed Toefield Jr. Memorial Highway.

Survivors

Deputy Toefield was survived by his wife, son, and three daughters.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Toefield served with the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Hammond community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Toefield.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office

Type Sheriff's Office

Location Hammond, Tangipahoa Parish, LA

Platform Identity tpso.tangipahoa.la.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 2, 1984

Age 40

Badge Number 55

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Deputy Sheriff Edward Toefield Jr. is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In LA, 364 of 595 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.2% of this state's fallen. That is 61.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office, 3 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.

Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office

of 4 officers

75% Felonious

LA — Statewide

364

of 595 officers

61.2% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious