Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Jack Sargent succumbed to stab wounds sustained two months earlier when he interrupted two burglars breaking into a local restaurant. He had taken one of the suspects into custody and then pursued the second suspect, who had fled. When he caught the second suspect, the man pulled out a hunting knife and stabbed Officer Sargent in the stomach. The second suspect was apprehended two weeks later in Findlay, Ohio.
Officer Sargent was taken to a local hospital where he underwent two surgeries and remained until his death.
The knife wielding suspect, 19, was returned to Tazewell and charged with murder.
Officer Sargent was a US Navy veteran of WWII and had served with the Tazewell Police Department for 7 years.
On October 5th, 2012, Officer Sargent's great-nephew, Trooper Andrew Fox, was struck and killed by a vehicle in the line of duty while serving with the Virginia State Police.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and three children.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Sargent gave the Tazewell Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tazewell community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Jack Sargent served in the Navy (1944â1948) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Jack Sargent 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 VA, 395 of 654 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jack Sargent's cause is highlighted.
How Jack Sargent Compares
Offender Outcome
Charged with murder
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jack Sargent is highlighted in Jun.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Jack Sargent was killed by edged weapon; knife.