Samuel E. Duhon

Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Dept. — Lake Charles, LA

Felonious

End of Watch March 6, 1925

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 10

Incident

While en route to a liquor raid, Deputy Samuel Duhon and Federal Prohibition Agent Willliam Collins were shot and killed in an ambush.

Other agents began searching for the two men when they failed to show up for the raid. Their bodies were found the following day riddled with bullets, in the back seat of their vehicle in a cemetery near Starks, Louisiana.

Two brothers were arrested, convicted of both murders, and sentenced to death. One was hanged on January 27, 1928. The other suspect's death sentence was commuted to life.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Duhon served with the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Lake Charles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Duhon.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Dept.

Location Lake Charles, LA

Platform Identity cpso.calcasieu.la.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 6, 1925

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Executed in 1928

Deputy Sheriff Samuel E. Duhon 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 LA, 364 of 595 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.2% of this state's fallen. That is 7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Dept., 6 of 11 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 54.5% of this agency's fallen.

Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Dept.

of 11 officers

54.5% Felonious

LA — Statewide

364

of 595 officers

61.2% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious