Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Jimmy Yocum was shot and killed as he and other officers attempted to arrest two robbery suspects. The two suspects had robbed a pharmacy at the intersection of South Washington Street and Hillsboro Street and were fleeing town when they were spotted by another El Dorado officer. The officer followed the vehicle until it turned off of Magnolia Highway onto a country road. The officer summoned other officers and Union County deputies to the scene. They located the getaway vehicle and two occupants a short time later and attempted to remove them from the vehicle. The passenger exited and opened fire, striking Patrolman Yocum in the chest. The shooter was wounded by return fire and both suspects were taken into custody. The shooter was sentenced to death for Officer Yocum's murder and executed at the Arkansas Department of Correction Tucker Farm Unit on September 3, 1937. The other suspect found guilty of second degree murder and sentenced to 5 years in prison. Patrolman Yocum had served with the agency for 4 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Yocum gave the El Dorado Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the El Dorado community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Yocum.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Jimmy Yocum 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 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 12.7 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. Jimmy Yocum's cause is highlighted.
How Jimmy Yocum Compares
Offender Outcome
Executed in 1937
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jimmy Yocum is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Jimmy Yocum was killed by gun; unknown type.