Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Kevin Apple was struck and killed by a vehicle in the parking lot of a gas station at the intersection of Slack Street and N Curtis Avenue.
The vehicle had fled from officers in Rogers, Arkansas, earlier after they attempted to stop it for a property-related crime. Officer Apple and another officer spotted the vehicle parked in the gas station parking lot and attempted to contact the driver. The driver accelerated and struck a police car before fatally striking Officer Apple.
Officers pursued the vehicle into Bella Vista, where she and another occupant were arrested. The driver is charged with capital murder, escape, fleeing, two counts of aggravated assault, leaving the scene of a personal injury accident, criminal mischief, obstructing governmental operations, and reckless driving. The occupant is charged with accomplice to capital murder and escape.
Officer Apple had served with the Pea Ridge Police Department for three years and had previously served with the Lowell Police Department and Farmington Police Department.
Survivors
He is survived by his mother, stepfather, and brother.
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- July 23, 2026
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23 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Apple gave the Pea Ridge Police Department 23 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Pea Ridge community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Apple.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Kevin Dale Apple 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kevin Dale Apple's cause is highlighted.
How Kevin Dale Apple Compares
Offender Outcome
Arrested
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Kevin Dale Apple is highlighted in Jun.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Kevin Dale Apple was killed by automobile.