Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff J'Mar Abel was killed in a vehicle crash on County Road 278 between Welch and Standing Rock.
He was assisting the Roanoke Police Department during a vehicle pursuit when his patrol SUV left the roadway while rounding a curve at about 4:30 pm. The patrol car overturned after striking a ditch on the side of the road.
He was tranpsorted to West Georgia Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries.
The subject was apprehended.
Deputy Abel was killed on his two-year anniversary with the Chambers County Sheriff's Office.
Survivors
He is survived by his father and fiancée.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Abel gave the Chambers County Sheriff's Office 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the LaFayette community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Abel.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff J'Mar Colin Abel 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. J'Mar Colin Abel's cause is highlighted.
How J'Mar Colin Abel Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. J'Mar Colin Abel is highlighted in Jun.