Roll of Honor
Incident
Detention Officer Mike Adcock suffered a fatal heart attack while participating in a defensive tactics training exercise at the DeKalb Technical College Law Enforcement Academy. As part of the scenario, he was attempting to subdue a suspect resisting arrest.
Officer Adcock passed out during the exercise. Instructors immediately called 911 and began CPR. He was transported to a local hospital where he passed away.
Officer Adcock had served with the Walton County Sheriff's Office for one year.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, daughter, and two grandchildren.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Detention Officer Adcock gave the Walton County Sheriff's Office 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Monroe community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detention Officer Adcock.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detention Officer Mike Adcock is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In GA, 23 of 903 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 2.5% of this state's fallen. That is 1.5 percentage points below the national rate of 4%.
At Walton County Sheriff's Dept., 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Mike Adcock's cause is highlighted.
How Mike Adcock Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Mike Adcock is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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