Roll of Honor
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.
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- July 23, 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Logan R. Utt served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Deputy Sheriff Logan R. Utt 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 VA, 395 of 654 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Carroll County Sheriff's Dept., 3 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Logan R. Utt's cause is highlighted.
How Logan R. Utt Compares
Offender Outcome
Charged with murder
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Logan R. Utt is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Logan R. Utt was killed by gun; unknown type.
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