Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant Huckabee suffered a fatal heart attack during a violent struggle with a suspect in which he was kicked in the face, chest and ribs several times. The incident occurred when he and several other officers responded to a bar and attempted to arrest a drunk man.
Lieutenant Huckabee had served with the agency for 26 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his three children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
26 years. You could have gone home.
Lieutenant Huckabee gave the Sweetwater Police Department 26 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Sweetwater community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Huckabee.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant Monte Porter Huckabee is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In TX, 88 of 2,421 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.6% of this state's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Monte Porter Huckabee's cause is highlighted.
How Monte Porter Huckabee Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Monte Porter Huckabee is highlighted in Nov.