Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Walter Sutton and Captain Ted Dotson of the Eufaula Police Department were killed in a plane crash while conducting a flight to search for marijuana. Deputy Sutton had served with the Barbour County Sheriff's Department for 3.5 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and daughter.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sutton gave the Barbour County Sheriff's Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Clayton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sutton.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Walter A. Sutton is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In AL, 182 of 643 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.3% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Walter A. Sutton's cause is highlighted.
How Walter A. Sutton Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Walter A. Sutton is highlighted in Aug.