Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Brian Batchelder was killed at 11:30 pm when he was involved in a single-car accident. Officer Batchelder had apparently overcompensated when he went off the right side of the road, causing his patrol car to cross over and exit the roadway on the left side and strike a tree. Officer Batchelder had served with the Bentonville Police Department for one year.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, six-week-old son, and father, who was a Bentonville Police Department detective.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Police Officer Batchelder gave the Bentonville Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Bentonville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Batchelder.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Brian Todd Batchelder 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 AR, 92 of 372 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.7% of this state's fallen. That is 6.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Brian Todd Batchelder's cause is highlighted.
How Brian Todd Batchelder Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Brian Todd Batchelder is highlighted in Jan.