Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief of Police L. Newton Bogart was shot and killed by a mentally disturbed person who walked up to him on West Main Street and shot him five times with a .32 caliber handgun at 8:30 p.m. The suspect then turned himself into a deputy sheriff. The 25-year-old suspect was sentenced to the Tennessee state prison for the criminally insane in Nashville. He was released in 1973 and died in 1998. Chief Bogart had served with the Sevierville Police Department for 30 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and children.
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30 years. You could have gone home.
Chief of Police Bogart gave the Sevierville Police Department 30 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Sevierville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Bogart.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police L. Newton Bogart 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. L. Newton Bogart's cause is highlighted.
How L. Newton Bogart Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. L. Newton Bogart is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. L. Newton Bogart was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
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