Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Ishmall Bohannon was shot and killed while conducting a traffic stop of a suspected drunk driver four miles west of Pitts. He had stopped the car on a dirt road and was shot as he approached it. Two of his friends who were riding with him took him to a local hospital where he died. The suspect was shot and killed by two state troopers about two hours later after they went to his farm while searching for him. The man opened fire on the troopers from a field and was killed when they returned fire.
Survivors
Deputy Bohannon was survived by his wife and 12 children.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Deputy Sheriff Bohannon gave the Wilcox County Sheriff's Office 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Abbeville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Bohannon.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Ishmall Worth Bohannon is one of 17,559 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 53.9% of all 32,586 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 6.8 percentage points above the national rate of 53.9%.
At Wilcox County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ishmall Worth Bohannon's cause is highlighted.
How Ishmall Worth Bohannon Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Ishmall Worth Bohannon is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Ishmall Worth Bohannon was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
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