Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant Kevin Pounders died as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Lieutenant Pounders was a United States Marine Corps veteran who had served with the Hanceville Police Department for 24 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Lieutenant Kevin Pounders died on January 23, 2022 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 48.
He is one of 884 officers honored here.
Beginning in early 2020, law enforcement officers across the country contracted COVID-19 in the course of their duties. While much of the nation sheltered at home, they kept answering calls, making arrests, transporting prisoners, and working face to face with the public. There was no distance to be had from the job.
Corrections officers were hit hardest. Confined facilities and large populations meant constant, close, unavoidable exposure.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, son, grandchild, and mother.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Lieutenant Pounders gave the Hanceville Police Department 24 years.
Thank you for your service to the Hanceville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Pounders.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Kevin Pounders served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1994â1998) before joining law enforcement.
Lieutenant Kevin Pounders is one of 1 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In AL, 23 of 643 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 3.6% of this state's fallen. That is 3.6 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Hanceville Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kevin Pounders's cause is highlighted.
How Kevin Pounders Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Kevin Pounders is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
Military Service
Kevin Pounders served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1994–1998) before joining law enforcement.
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