Incident
Deputy Constable Frank White was shot and killed by federal revenue agents in a case of mistaken identity.
He and a Poinsett County sheriff's deputy were raiding a still overnight when several federal revenue agents arrived to raid the still as well. Neither group of officers knew the other group would be conducting a raid.
The two groups of officers mistook each other for moonshiners and exchanged gunfire. Deputy Constable White was seriously wounded. He was transported to a hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, where he died the following day.
Deputy Constable White was survived by his wife and six children.
Survivors
Deputy Constable White was survived by his wife and six children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Constable White served with the Marked Tree Constable's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Marked Tree community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Constable White.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Deputy Constable Frank White 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. Frank White's cause is highlighted.
How Frank White Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Frank White is highlighted in Jun.