Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy John Holloway was shot and killed as he transported a prisoner between Eagle Pass and San Antonio.
The prisoner hit him in the head with a hammer and then shot him twice in the head with his own weapon. After dumping his body, the suspect fled to Mexico in Deputy Holloway's car, where Mexican authorities arrested him.
He was wanted for several crimes in Mexico. During the slow process of having him extradited back to Texas, he escaped from the jail in Piedras Negras, Mexico, on April 30, 1925. On August 18, 1926, he was captured by Mexican authorities. The extradition process was again started, but the Mexican Government refused to return him.
Deputy Holloway was survived by his wife and two children.
Survivors
Deputy Holloway was survived by his wife and two children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Holloway served with the Bexar County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the San Antonio community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Holloway.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff John Thomas Holloway 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 Bexar County Sheriff's Office, 10 of 18 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 55.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Thomas Holloway's cause is highlighted.
How John Thomas Holloway Compares
Offender Outcome
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When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. John Thomas Holloway is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. John Thomas Holloway was killed by officer's handgun.
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