Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer James Fezatte was killed in an automobile accident while responding to a civil disturbance call at approximately 10:50 pm.
His patrol car left the roadway during a period of heavy rain and struck a tree on Main Street.
Officer Fezatte was a U.S. Air Force veteran and served as a law enforcement officer in the U.S. Air Force Security Forces for 20 years. He had served with the Millbrook Police Department for one year.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two sons, and two brothers.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
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.
Police Officer Fezatte gave the Millbrook Police Department 21 years.
Thank you for your service to the Millbrook community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
James Dean Fezatte served in the Air Force (1987â2007) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer James Dean Fezatte 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 AL, 182 of 643 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.3% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Dean Fezatte's cause is highlighted.
How James Dean Fezatte Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James Dean Fezatte is highlighted in Mar.