Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Joshua Caudell was shot and killed while assisting the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office with a canine track in Maumelle.
Deputies had responded to a home on Corvallis Road to perform a welfare check on a woman who failed to show up at work. The sheriff's office requested assistance from the Department of Corrections to conduct a canine track when the home was found vacant.
Sergeant Caudell's canine led the officers to a trailer on Overstreet Road. As they approached the trailer, a man hiding underneath opened fire on them, fatally wounding Sergeant Caudell. The man then fled but was captured the following day.
The suspect was found not guilty by reason of insanity and was committed to a hospital for mental health treatment.
The woman was later found safe.
Sergeant Caudell had served with the Arkansas Department of Corrections for nine years and was assigned to the Tucker Unit.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and three children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Caudell gave the Arkansas Department of Corrections 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Arkansas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Caudell.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Joshua Caudell is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In AR, 249 of 372 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.9% of this state's fallen. That is 12.7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Arkansas Dept. of Corrections, 4 of 7 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joshua Caudell's cause is highlighted.
How Joshua Caudell Compares
Offender Outcome
Committed to a Mental Hospital
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Joshua Caudell is highlighted in Feb.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Joshua Caudell was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
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