JACK SARGENT

Officer Rank: Police Officer
Memorial Panel: 22-E: 24
Department: Tazewell, Virginia, P.D.
End of Watch: June 3, 1967
Cause: NIFE
Age: 39
Years of Service: 7
Description: Officer Sargent caught two suspects attempting to break into a local restaurant. As Officer Sargent placed one suspect under arrest, the second man fled. Officer Sargent gave chase and apprehended the suspect. The suspect pulled out a hunting knife and stabbed Officer Sargent in the stomach. Officer Sargent remained hospitalized until his death two months later.
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