John Albert Mayfield

Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Dept. — Lake Charles, LA

Accident Veteran

End of Watch December 30, 2000

Age 31

Tour of Duty 6 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 10

Incident

Deputy Sheriff John Mayfield was killed in a vehicle crash while on routine patrol with his senior officer.

Around 10:00 p.m., Deputy Mayfield's patrol vehicle was passing another car on LA Highway 14 near Harris Road when it crashed head-on with a truck, traveling in the eastbound lane. Deputy Mayfield, who was in the front passenger seat, died at the scene. His partner was seriously injured.

Deputy Mayfield was a United States Army veteran and had served with the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office for six months.

Survivors

Survivors include his wife, father, and two brothers.

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Last updated: 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.
Deputy Sheriff Mayfield served with the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Lake Charles 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

Department Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Dept.

Location Lake Charles, LA

Platform Identity cpso.calcasieu.la.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 30, 2000

Tour of Duty 6 mo

Age 31

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

John Albert Mayfield served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Deputy Sheriff John Albert Mayfield 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 LA, 180 of 595 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.3% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Dept., 5 of 11 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 45.5% of this agency's fallen.

Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Dept.

of 11 officers

45.5% Accident

LA — Statewide

180

of 595 officers

30.3% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident