OFFICER DOWN
Deputy Sheriff Roy Bruce Sutton Jr.
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department
Indiana
End of Watch: Friday, December 11, 2009
Biographical Info
Age: 33
Tour of Duty: 1 year, 6 months
Badge Number: Not available
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Date of Incident: Friday, December 11, 2009
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Sheriff Roy Sutton was killed in a single vehicle automobile accident on Dugan Hollow Road near Madison.
Deputy Sutton was responding to a domestic disturbance call involving weapons at about 2235 hours. He met an oncoming vehicle traveling westbound on a hilly, winding section of the road when his squad car ran off the right side of the road and down a very steep embankment.
Deputy Sutton’s squad became airborne and struck a tree on the driver’s side of the car. He was wearing his seat belt, but he suffered severe head trauma and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Deputy Sutton had served with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department for approximately 1½ years. He is survived by his wife, brother, three sisters and mother.
Agency Contact Information
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department
317 Walnut Street
Madison, IN 47250
Phone: (812) 265-2648
Please contact the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department for funeral arrangements or for survivor benefit fund information.
