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Deputy Sheriff

Sidney Nelson Padgett

Hardin County Sheriff's Dept. — Kountze, TX

Felonious

End of Watch January 11, 1969

Age 28

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 2

Incident

Deputy Padgett was killed when his patrol car was struck by a drunk driver. He was en route to a fight call when the other driver pulled out in front of him on Highway 327 just outside of Silsbee.

Survivors

Officer Padgett had been with the agency for 13 months and was survived by his wife and four children.

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Deputy Sheriff Padgett gave the Hardin County Sheriff's Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Kountze community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Padgett.

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

Agency

Department Hardin County Sheriff's Dept.

Location Kountze, TX

Platform Identity hcso.hardin.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 11, 1969

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

Age 28

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Automobile; Alcohol involved

Offender Not available

Deputy Sheriff Sidney Nelson Padgett 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 TX, 1,463 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Hardin County Sheriff's Dept., 2 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

Hardin County Sheriff's Dept.

of 3 officers

66.7% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,463

of 2,421 officers

60.4% 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. Sidney Nelson Padgett'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 Sidney Nelson Padgett Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Years of Service

1.1

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 8.5 years

Offender Outcome

Not available

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Sidney Nelson Padgett is highlighted in Jan.

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. Sidney Nelson Padgett was killed by automobile; alcohol involved.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518

Others Who Wore This Badge

2 officers from Hardin County Sheriff's Dept. are honored on badge.nw.

James Duncan Reddicks

Jun 30, 1939

Felonious