Roll of Honor
Charles H. Hurt
Incident
Juvenile Officer Charles Hurt was shot and killed as he and another officer were searching for students who were playing hooky from school in Scotlandville. They were searching a wooded area at a community center near the high school when a 17-year-old student shot him once with a .22 caliber pistol. The subject was apprehended the next day. The suspect was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death. The Louisiana Supreme Court awarded him a new trial in 1969, and he was again convicted of murder, but this time sentenced to life. In 2012, the Supreme Court ruled that mandatory sentencing of life without parole for juvenile offenders was a “cruel and unusual” punishment. In 2016, the Supreme Court took up the suspect's case and extended their decision on such sentences to people already in prison. He was denied parole on October 12, 2019. He had been Louisiana's longest-serving inmate until he was granted parole on November 17, 2021. Officer Hurt had served with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office for 17 months.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Juvenile Officer Hurt gave the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Baton Rouge community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Juvenile Officer Hurt.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Juvenile Officer Charles H. Hurt 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 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 7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Dept., 11 of 13 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 84.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles H. Hurt's cause is highlighted.
How Charles H. Hurt Compares
Offender Outcome
Cause: Gunfire
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Charles H. Hurt is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Charles H. Hurt was killed by handgun; .22 caliber.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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