Roll of Honor
Ralph Ackerman Holt
Incident
Investigator Ralph Holt and Investigator Joe Cooper were shot and killed while serving a search warrant on the operator of a club in Bibb County, Alabama. The operator was suspected of selling moonshine whiskey at the club on Pondville Road about six miles south of Brent, Alabama. The suspect opened fire on the agents with a .38 caliber handgun as they entered the front door of the business. The suspect was shot and fatally wounded by other agents who were assisting with the raid. Investigator Holt was a WWII veteran of the US Navy Air Corps. He had served with the Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division for 10 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two children and was buried in Greenview Cemetery, Florence, Alabama.
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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.
Investigator Holt gave the United States Department of the Treasury 10 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Ralph Ackerman Holt served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.
Investigator Ralph Ackerman Holt 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 DC, 754 of 1,419 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.1% of this state's fallen. That is 53.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division, 3 of 15 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 20% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ralph Ackerman Holt's cause is highlighted.
How Ralph Ackerman Holt Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Ralph Ackerman Holt is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Ralph Ackerman Holt was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
Military Service
Ralph Ackerman Holt served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.
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Others Who Wore This Badge
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