DeSoto County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff William K. Nichols
DeSoto County Sheriff's Office, MS
EOW: Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Cause: Drowned
Deputy Sheriff Paul A. LeBlanc, Jr.
DeSoto County Sheriff's Office, MS
EOW: Friday, December 7, 2007
Cause: Heart attack
Lieutenant Gregory Floyd Medlin
DeSoto County Sheriff's Office, MS
EOW: Sunday, November 2, 2003
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Larkin V. Pettit
DeSoto County Sheriff's Office, MS
EOW: Sunday, March 8, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
DeSoto County Sheriff's Office, MS
EOW: Friday, June 26, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Robert E. Dodson
DeSoto County Sheriff's Office, MS
EOW: Wednesday, December 16, 1936
Cause: Gunfire
DeSoto County Sheriff's Office, MS
EOW: Monday, November 25, 1912
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff William C. Cooper
DeSoto County Sheriff's Office, MS
EOW: Wednesday, May 18, 1898
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Henry R. Campbell
DeSoto County Sheriff's Office, MS
EOW: Wednesday, May 18, 1898
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Carter I. Jones
DeSoto County Sheriff's Office, MS
EOW: Wednesday, May 18, 1898
Cause: Gunfire
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 10
- Automobile crash 1
- Drowned 1
- Gunfire 7
- Heart attack 1
By Month
- March 1
- May 3
- June 1
- July 1
- November 2
- December 2
By Gender
- Male 10
- Female 0
K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 1
- Gunfire 1