Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Paul Newell was killed in a motorcycle crash at 6:30 am at the intersection of Southeast Walton Boulevard and Southeast Metro Parkway while escorting vehicles delivering wreaths to veteran gravesites as part of Wreaths Across America.
His police motorcycle struck a curb, lost control, and then collided with a tractor trailer that was being escorted. He succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
Detective Newell was a United States Army veteran and had served with the Benton County Sheriff's Office for 24 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two daughters, mother, father, two brothers, and a sister.
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- 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.
Detective Newell gave the Benton County Sheriff's Office 24 years.
Thank you for your service to the Bentonville 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
Paul Daniel Newell served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
Detective Paul Daniel Newell is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.
In AR, 92 of 372 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.7% of this state's fallen. That is 24.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Benton County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Paul Daniel Newell's cause is highlighted.
How Paul Daniel Newell Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Paul Daniel Newell is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
Military Service
Paul Daniel Newell served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
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