Roll of Honor
Harland M. Bonner
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Harland Bonner was shot and killed with his own weapon when he attempted to arrest a man wanted on a DUI warrant. Deputy Bonner and another officer spotted the suspect and began to pursue him. At one point, both officers lost sight of the suspect, but Deputy Bonner was able to locate the suspect. When Deputy Bonner confronted the suspect, the suspect was able to overpower him and gain control of his firearm. The suspect shot and killed Deputy Bonner. He then remained on the scene, where responding officers arrested him. Deputy Bonner was a U.S. Air Force veteran and served with the Morehouse Parish Sheriff's Department for 10 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two sons, his mother, and two brothers.
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- August 2, 2026
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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 Bonner gave the Morehouse Parish Sheriff's Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Bastrop 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Harland M. Bonner served in the U.S. Air Force before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Sheriff Harland M. Bonner is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In LA, 364 of 595 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.2% of this state's fallen. That is 61.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harland M. Bonner's cause is highlighted.
How Harland M. Bonner Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Harland M. Bonner is highlighted in Jun.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Harland M. Bonner was killed by officer's handgun.
Military Service
Harland M. Bonner served in the U.S. Air Force before joining law enforcement.
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