Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant Michael Boutte was shot and killed after responding to a call involving a subject attempting suicide on Caesar Necaise Road in the town of Necaise.
Lieutenant Boutte was shot and critically wounded as he exited his patrol car. He was airlifted to a hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he died several hours later.
The subject was shot and wounded by another deputy who responded to the scene. He pleaded guilty to capital murder, aggravated assault, and aggravated assault of a peace officer. In 2023, he was sentenced to life without parole.
Lieutenant Boutte was a U.S. Air Force veteran who had served with the Hancock County Sheriff's Office for eight years and had previously served with the United States Marine Corps Civilian Police.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two children.
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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.
Lieutenant Boutte gave the Hancock County Sheriff's Office 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Bay St. Louis 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
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Michael Anthony Boutte Sr. served in the U.S. Air Force (1981â1992) before joining law enforcement.
Lieutenant Michael Anthony Boutte Sr. 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 MS, 242 of 349 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.3% of this state's fallen. That is 69.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael Anthony Boutte Sr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Michael Anthony Boutte Sr. Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Michael Anthony Boutte Sr. is highlighted in Feb.
Weapons Used Against Officers
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Incident Location
Military Service
Michael Anthony Boutte Sr. served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1981–1992) before joining law enforcement.
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