Curtis Neil Youngblood

Marion County Sheriff's Office — Ocala, FL

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch May 28, 1955

Age 39

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 7

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Curtis Youngblood and Deputy Sheriff Bob Wooten were shot and killed responding to a shooting call at 615 Elizabeth Street (present-day NE 19th Street) in Ocala at 5:30 p.m. When they arrived at the house, they were met by a female who was waiting for them outside with a shotgun. While they were speaking with the woman, Deputy Wooton was ambushed by gunfire from inside the house. He was killed instantly. Deputy Youngblood dropped to the ground and was drawing his service weapon when he was shot in the chest. The husband and wife held off responding officers for over an hour, opening fire as officers attempted to approach the house and retrieve Deputy Wooten and Deputy Youngblood. Assistant Chief Mahlon Tuck of the Ocala Police Department was fatally wounded while providing cover for another officer who placed tear gas in the home. Another deputy was shot in the face and neck, but survived his wounds. Both were taken into custody. The man was declared insane and died while in a state mental hospital. The charges against the wife were dropped, and she moved out of state. Deputy Youngblood was a United States Army WWII veteran.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, daughter, three sisters, and two brothers.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy Sheriff Youngblood served with the Marion County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Ocala community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Marion County Sheriff's Office

Location Ocala, FL

Platform Identity mcso.marion.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 28, 1955

Age 39

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Rifle; .30-.06

Offender Died in mental hospital

Military Service

Curtis Neil Youngblood served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Deputy Sheriff Curtis Neil Youngblood is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In FL, 539 of 1,008 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.5% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Marion County Sheriff's Office, 8 of 8 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Marion County Sheriff's Office

of 8 officers

100% Felonious

FL — Statewide

539

of 1,008 officers

53.5% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious