Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Montelle Williams succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained the previous day when he responded to a domestic disturbance call.
The 66 year-old suspect was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life on December 6, 1967. He was released December 5, 1983, and died three weeks later.
Deputy Williams had served with the Camden County Sheriff's Office for 20 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two children.
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20 years. You could have gone home.
Deputy Sheriff Williams gave the Camden County Sheriff's Office 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Camden community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Williams.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Montelle Bulloch Williams 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 NC, 385 of 664 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 58% of this state's fallen. That is 3.8 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. Montelle Bulloch Williams's cause is highlighted.
How Montelle Bulloch Williams Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to life
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Montelle Bulloch Williams is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Montelle Bulloch Williams was killed by shotgun.