Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Bolton was electrocuted when he accidentally stepped on a downed power line while investigating a traffic accident.
Survivors
Deputy Bolton was survived by his wife and three children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Bolton served with the Walworth County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Elkhorn community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Bolton.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Patrick Ray Bolton, Jr. is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In WI, 124 of 317 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Patrick Ray Bolton, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Patrick Ray Bolton, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Patrick Ray Bolton, Jr. is highlighted in Aug.