Roll of Honor
Benjamin Marshall Holder
Incident
Chief of Police Benjamin Holder suffered a heart attack and died while attempting to arrest a intoxicated man at a restaurant.
Survivors
Chief Holder was survived by his wife.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Holder served with the Phil Campbell Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Phil Campbell community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Holder.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police Benjamin Marshall Holder is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In AL, 30 of 643 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.7% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Benjamin Marshall Holder's cause is highlighted.
How Benjamin Marshall Holder Compares
Offender Outcome
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When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Benjamin Marshall Holder is highlighted in Jun.