Roll of Honor
Liberty Allen Turner
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Liberty Turner was shot and killed while attempting to arrest two people were playing an illegal dice game on the roadway in Boody, Virginia, near the Dickenson County - Wise County border.
One of the men who he was attempting to arrest was a childhood friend. The man pulled out a handgun and the two exchanged shots. Deputy Turner and the other subject were both killed.
Deputy Turner was a U.S. Army veteran of WWI.
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- August 2, 2026
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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 Turner served with the Dickenson County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Clintwood 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Liberty Allen Turner served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Sheriff Liberty Allen Turner 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 97,759 officers honored here.
In VA, 394 of 655 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.2% of this state's fallen. That is 60.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Dickenson County Sheriff's Office, 7 of 7 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Liberty Allen Turner's cause is highlighted.
How Liberty Allen Turner Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Liberty Allen Turner is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Liberty Allen Turner was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
Military Service
Liberty Allen Turner served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
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Others Who Wore This Badge
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