Roll of Honor
Incident
Corporal Jeff Hust suffered a fatal heart attack after being exposed to toxins while executing a search warrant at the residence of a suspected methamphetamine dealer on Sweet Road in Junction City.
During the search, methamphetamine was found in the home, and it was determined that the location was being used to produce the drug. After securing the perimeter, Corporal Hust interviewed one of the occupants inside the home. That evening, Corporal Hust started to feel ill. When he could not be woken, he was transported to El Dorado Hospital, where he was unable to be revived. Multiple officers exhibited symptoms of illness following the search warrant.
The suspect was convicted of maintaining a drug premises.
Corporal Hust had served with the Arkansas State Police for 19 years and previously served with the El Dorado Police Department for over seven years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two daughters, two sons, his mother, three sisters, a brother, and eight grandchildren.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
26 years. You could have gone home.
Corporal Hust gave the Arkansas State Police 26 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of Arkansas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Hust.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Corporal Jeff D. Hust 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%.
At Arkansas State Police, 15 of 23 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 65.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jeff D. Hust's cause is highlighted.
How Jeff D. Hust Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
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