Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff J. Perry Hood was shot and killed while attempting to search a vehicle for illegal liquor on the Clinton-Pleasant Ridge Road, approximately 15 miles north of Eutaw.
The man, 23, shot Deputy Hood several times before fleeing. On April 17, 1929, he was apprehended in Ellis County, Texas. He was returned to the Dallas County, Alabama, Jail where he escaped on June 22, 1929. He was never recaptured.
Deputy Hood had only served with the Greene County Sheriff's Office for three days. He had previously served with the Pickens County Sheriff's Office and as a state law enforcement officer.
Survivors
He was survived by his parents, three sisters, and two brothers.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Hood gave the Greene County Sheriff's Office 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Eutaw community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Hood.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff John Perry Hood 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 AL, 405 of 643 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63% of this state's fallen. That is 8.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Perry Hood's cause is highlighted.
How John Perry Hood Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. John Perry Hood is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.