Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Cain Maxheimer suffered a medical emergency after an incident with two dogs who attempted to attack him.
At 7:10 a.m. on December 18, 2023, Officer Maxheimer helped a disabled motorist and pushed a vehicle out of the roadway. By 7:40 a.m., he was sent on a vicious animal complaint on Skyline Drive in Shannon Hills. When one of the German Shepherds charged him, he was preparing to shoot the dog, but the strays ran into the woods. Officer Maxheimer returned to the department after 8:00 a.m. and complained of nausea and chest pains. He was admitted to the UAMS Medical Center, where he passed away the following day.
Officer Maxheimer had served with the Shannon Hills Police Department for three years and previously served with the Benton Police Department, Bauxite Police Department, Saline County Sheriff's Office, Hot Springs County Sheriff's Office, Alexander Police Department, and Johnsons County Sheriff's Office.
Survivors
He is survived by three daughters and his father.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Maxheimer gave the Shannon Hills Police Department 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the Shannon Hills community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Maxheimer.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Michael Cain Maxheimer is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In AR, 17 of 372 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 4.6% of this state's fallen. That is 4.5 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael Cain Maxheimer's cause is highlighted.
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When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Michael Cain Maxheimer is highlighted in Dec.