Roll of Honor
Jerry Dale Ridgell
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Jerry Ridgell suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after responding to an officer needs assistance call.
Deputy Ridgell was off duty when he was contacted by dispatch that the on-call deputy was holding a burglary suspect at gunpoint. The suspect was reported to be failing to comply with orders.
Deputy Ridgell quickly put on his uniform and rushed out of his house. When he arrived at the scene, the suspect had just been taken into custody by the deputy and two firefighters who had come to his assistance. Deputy Ridgell accompanied the deputy and the suspect to the jail before returning home. Shortly after arriving home, within two hours of the initial call, Deputy Ridgell suffered a fatal heart attack.
Deputy Ridgell was a United States Army veteran who had served with the Chicot County Sheriff's Office for 5 years and had previously served with the Montrose Police Department for 1 year.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife.
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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.
Deputy Sheriff Ridgell gave the Chicot County Sheriff's Office 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lake Village community. Thank you 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
Jerry Dale Ridgell served in the Army (1977â1981) before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Sheriff Jerry Dale Ridgell 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 AR, 13 of 372 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.5% of this state's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jerry Dale Ridgell's cause is highlighted.
How Jerry Dale Ridgell Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Jerry Dale Ridgell is highlighted in Feb.