Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Eugene Mooney was accidentally shot and killed when his service weapon fell from its holster and discharged.
He was returning an escaped prisoner to Baxter County from Oklahoma. As the train they were on pulled into the depot at Holdenville, Oklahoma, Sheriff Mooney leaned over to look onto the platform, at which time the accident occurred.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff Mooney gave the Baxter County Sheriff's Office 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Mountain Home community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Mooney.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff Eugene W. Mooney is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In AR, 92 of 372 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.7% of this state's fallen. That is 6.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Baxter County Sheriff's Dept., 1 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 20% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Eugene W. Mooney's cause is highlighted.
How Eugene W. Mooney Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Eugene W. Mooney is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
4 officers from Baxter County Sheriff's Dept. are honored on badge.nw.
