Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief Anthony Lucas died after being struck by a shotgun blast at approximately 2015 hours.
Chief Lucas, along with other officers, ended a brief pursuit at a residence on Whites Road, in Weir, where the chief, who was assisting Ackerman Police, was killed.
He was the part-time police chief in French Camp, and had joined other Choctaw County officers in the pursuit of a car that had fled during a traffic stop. The fleeing car stopped at a house in Weir and the four juveniles inside the car jumped out, with three running inside the house and one running down the road. As the chief walked toward the house, a 16-year-old male came out and shot him with a shotgun.
On August 31, 2005, the suspect was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life in prison.
Chief Lucas served as the part-time police chief of the French Camp Police Department for 2 years and also served as a full time parole and probation officer for the Mississippi Department of Corrections. He had served with the Department of Corrections for 7 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and 5-year-old son.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Lucas gave the French Camp Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the French Camp community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Lucas.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police Anthony Dwight Lucas 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 MS, 242 of 349 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.3% of this state's fallen. That is 15.1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Anthony Dwight Lucas's cause is highlighted.
How Anthony Dwight Lucas Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to life
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Anthony Dwight Lucas is highlighted in Feb.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Anthony Dwight Lucas was killed by shotgun.