Logan R. Utt
Deputy Sheriff

Logan R. Utt

Veteran → Felonious
End of Watch May 29, 2026
Age 31
Tour of Duty 2 yrs 5 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Logan Utt was shot and killed while performing a welfare check at 13658 Fancy Gap Highway in Cana.

Around 9:26 p.m., the Carroll County Sheriff's Office received a call for a welfare check. When Deputy Utt and another deputy arrived at the scene, the subject fired at both deputies before fleeing.

Deputy Utt was killed. The other deputy was struck in his ballistic vest and received medical treatment.

The suspect was arrested two days later in North Carolina. He has been charged with murder. The suspect, a convicted felon, was convicted of eight felony charges in 2015, but only served eight months of the 40-year sentence.

Deputy Utt was a United States Air Force veteran and had served with the Carroll County Sheriff's Office for over two years. He had previously served with the Cana Volunteer Fire Department and Mount Airy Fire Department.

Survivors

Survivors include his wife, two children, grandmother, two brothers, and two sisters.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-VA-B1828135
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

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 Utt gave the Carroll County Sheriff's Office 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Hillsville community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Other
Location Hillsville, Carroll County, VA
Platform Identity ccso.carroll.va.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 29, 2026
Tour of Duty 2 yrs 5 mo
Age 31
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Military Service

Logan R. Utt served in the U.S. Air Force before joining law enforcement.

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Deputy Sheriff Logan R. Utt 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 Carroll County Sheriff's Department, 3 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.

Carroll County Sheriff's Department
3
of 5 officers
60% Felonious
VA — Statewide
394
of 655 officers
60.2% Felonious
Nationwide
1
of 97,759 officers
0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Logan R. Utt's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Logan R. Utt Compares

Age at Death
31
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years
Years of Service
2.4
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 8.4 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Logan R. Utt is highlighted in May.

Jan
1,392
Feb
1,295
Mar
1,373
Apr
1,516
May
1,504
Jun
1,442
Jul
1,587
Aug
1,517
Sep
1,491
Oct
1,371
Nov
1,447
Dec
1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Logan R. Utt was killed by gun; unknown type.

Handgun
3,684
Gun
3,592
Gun; Unknown type
1,492
Shotgun
1,109
Rifle
935
Officer's handgun
909

Military Service

Logan R. Utt served in the U.S. Air Force before joining law enforcement.

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