Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Johnny Puckett was shot and killed by a suspect he had stopped in a suspicious car in an isolated area off of Georgia 42 near Conley. When Officer Puckett turned his back on the suspect he was shot and killed. The next day the suspect shot and killed Officer George Clifford Burnette III of the East Point Police Department. The suspect was later captured and spent ten years in a mental hospital before being released. Officer Puckett had served s with the DeKalb County Police Department for five years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Puckett gave the DeKalb County Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tucker community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Puckett.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Johnny Farrell Puckett, Sr. 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 GA, 548 of 903 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.7% of this state's fallen. That is 6.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At DeKalb County Police Department, 16 of 33 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 48.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Johnny Farrell Puckett, Sr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Johnny Farrell Puckett, Sr. Compares
Offender Outcome
Released from mental hospital
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Johnny Farrell Puckett, Sr. is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Johnny Farrell Puckett, Sr. was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
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