Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Will Campbell was shot and killed while he and another deputy conducted a welfare check at a home on the outskirts of Spadra.
A man had called deputies to report he could not find his adult daughter. The deputies went to her home to check on her when they were shot by her husband, a former inmate of the state insane asylum. The man fled the scene but turned himself in the following day and was charged with first-degree murder.
Deputy Campbell was survived by his wife.
Survivors
Deputy Campbell was survived by his wife.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Campbell served with the Johnson County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Clarksville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Campbell.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff William A. Campbell 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 97,772 officers honored here.
In AR, 249 of 372 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.9% of this state's fallen. That is 66.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Johnson County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William A. Campbell's cause is highlighted.
How William A. Campbell Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. William A. Campbell is highlighted in Feb.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. William A. Campbell was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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