Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief of Police Bill Payne was shot and killed with his own pistol while attempting to arrest a man for creating a disturbance. The suspect fled from the scene in Chief Payne's police car. Minutes later he was arrested after officers shot out his tires when he ran through a police road block on U.S. 65. On April 27, 1978, the suspect, 26, was found guilty of capital murder and sentenced to life without parole. As of December 14, 2022, he was in prison. Chief Payne served with the U.S. military police for 20 years.
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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.
Chief of Police Payne gave the Dermott Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Dermott 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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Incident Details
Military Service
Hubert Payne served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
Chief of Police Hubert Payne 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 97,759 officers honored here.
In AR, 249 of 372 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.9% of this state's fallen. That is 66.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Hubert Payne's cause is highlighted.
How Hubert Payne Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Hubert Payne is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Hubert Payne was killed by officer's handgun.
Military Service
Hubert Payne served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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