Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Louis Huddleston was stabbed to death while attempting to arrest a drunk subject at a dance hall on the Dixie Highway four miles north of La Follette.
As he placed the subject under arrest a second man attacked him and stabbed him 14 times. The man, 50, fled in a taxi to Middlesboro, Kentucky where he was arrested as soon as the taxi entered the town.
Deputy Huddleston was survived by his wife and was predeceased by his son.
Survivors
Deputy Huddleston was survived by his wife and was predeceased by his son.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Huddleston served with the Campbell County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Jacksboro community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Huddleston.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff John Louis Huddleston Sr. 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 97,772 officers honored here.
In TN, 498 of 769 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 64.8% of this state's fallen. That is 64.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Campbell County Sheriff's Office, 10 of 10 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Louis Huddleston Sr.'s cause is highlighted.
How John Louis Huddleston Sr. Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. John Louis Huddleston Sr. is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
Incident Location
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