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Chief of Police

L. Newton Bogart

Sevierville Police Department — Sevierville, TN

Felonious

End of Watch July 20, 1941

Age 64

Tour of Duty 30 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Chief of Police L. Newton Bogart was shot and killed by a mentally disturbed person who walked up to him on West Main Street and shot him five times with a .32 caliber handgun at 8:30 p.m. The suspect then turned himself into a deputy sheriff. The 25-year-old suspect was sentenced to the Tennessee state prison for the criminally insane in Nashville. He was released in 1973 and died in 1998. Chief Bogart had served with the Sevierville Police Department for 30 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and children.

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Tributes

30 years. You could have gone home.
Chief of Police Bogart gave the Sevierville Police Department 30 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Sevierville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Bogart.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Sevierville Police Department

Location Sevierville, TN

Platform Identity spd.sevier.tn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 20, 1941

Tour of Duty 30 yrs

Age 64

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun; .32 caliber

Offender Committed to mental institution

Chief of Police L. Newton Bogart 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 TN, 498 of 769 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 64.8% of this state's fallen. That is 10.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

Sevierville Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

TN — Statewide

498

of 769 officers

64.8% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. L. Newton Bogart's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How L. Newton Bogart Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Years of Service

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 8.5 years

Offender Outcome

Committed to mental institution

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. L. Newton Bogart is highlighted in Jul.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. L. Newton Bogart was killed by handgun; .32 caliber.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518