End of Watch March 25, 2002
Age 35
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Game Warden Jimmy Hutto succumbed to a gunshot wound received earlier in the month while assisting Fayette County deputies in serving a narcotics warrant at a home.

During the raid, Game Warden Hutto was shot in the lower abdomen by the subject.

Game Warden Hutto was admitted to a local hospital, where he remained for two weeks. He was released from the hospital only three days before his death but had to be re-admitted due to complications.

In December 2003, the suspect pleaded guilty to murder, three counts of attempted murder, and the unlawful distribution of a controlled substance. He was subsequently sentenced to five life sentences. In 2017, he was denied parole.

Game Warden Hutto was a United States Army veteran and served with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries for eight years.

Survivors

He is survived by his daughter, parents, three brothers, and three sisters.

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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.
Game Warden Hutto gave the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Montgomery 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

Type Federal Agency
Location Montgomery, AL
Platform Identity adcnrwffcons.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 25, 2002
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
Age 35
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Military Service

Jimmy Dean Hutto served in the U.S. Army (1986–1989) before joining law enforcement.

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Game Warden Jimmy Dean Hutto 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 AL, 405 of 643 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63% of this state's fallen. That is 63 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, 6 of 10 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.

Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries
6
of 10 officers
60% Felonious
AL — Statewide
405
of 643 officers
63% Felonious
Nationwide
1
of 97,759 officers
0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jimmy Dean Hutto's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Jimmy Dean Hutto Compares

Age at Death
35
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years
Years of Service
8
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 8.4 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jimmy Dean Hutto is highlighted in Mar.

Jan
1,392
Feb
1,295
Mar
1,373
Apr
1,516
May
1,504
Jun
1,442
Jul
1,587
Aug
1,517
Sep
1,491
Oct
1,371
Nov
1,447
Dec
1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Jimmy Dean Hutto was killed by gun; unknown type.

Handgun
3,684
Gun
3,592
Gun; Unknown type
1,492
Shotgun
1,109
Rifle
935
Officer's handgun
909

Military Service

Jimmy Dean Hutto served in the U.S. Army (1986–1989) before joining law enforcement.

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