Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Threatts suffered a fatal heart attack while unloading food supplies that had arrived at the jail house. Deputy Threatts had served with the agency for 7 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and four children.
In Our Keeping
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Threatts gave the Acadia Parish Sheriff's Office 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Crowley community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Threatts.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Lester Threatts is one of 1 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In LA, 21 of 595 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.5% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Lester Threatts's cause is highlighted.
How Lester Threatts Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Lester Threatts is highlighted in Oct.
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