Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant Mark Pike suffered a fatal heart attack after aiding an officer who was being attacked by an inmate.
An inmate was assaulting a deputy jailer, and Lieutenant Pike responded to help control the situation. The deputy was injured, and Lieutenant Pike transported her to the local hospital. He returned to the detention center to finish his shift when he collapsed. He was unable to be resuscitated.
Lieutenant Pike had served with the Taylor County Detention Center for 14 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, son, father, sister, and brother.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Lieutenant Pike gave the Taylor County Detention Center 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Campbellsville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Pike.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant Mark Allen Pike is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In KY, 44 of 983 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.5% of this state's fallen. That is 0.5 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Mark Allen Pike's cause is highlighted.
How Mark Allen Pike Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Mark Allen Pike is highlighted in May.