John Carl Ziegler
Constable

John Carl Ziegler

Bald Knob Police Dept. — Bald Knob, AR
Accident
End of Watch March 19, 1998
Age 55
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Constable John C. Ziegler was killed in an accident while responding to a call. His patrol car collided with another patrol car and overturned, ejecting him from the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at 10:49 pm. Constable Ziegler had served with the Bald Knob Police Department for 5 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and seven children.

In Our Keeping

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Ziegler gave the Bald Knob Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Bald Knob community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Ziegler.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Bald Knob, AR
Platform Identity bkpd.white.ar.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 19, 1998
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Age 55
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Constable John Carl Ziegler 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%.

Bald Knob Police Dept.
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
AR — Statewide
92
of 372 officers
24.7% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Carl Ziegler's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How John Carl Ziegler Compares

Age at End of Watch
55
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
5
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Carl Ziegler is highlighted in Mar.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897