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02-07-2005, 22:04
French Camp, MS Officer Shot and Killed in the Line of Duty
RUSSELL J. DINNAGE
Officer.Com News and Courtesy of The Starkville Daily News
Chief of Police Anthony D. Lucas, 32, of the French Camp, Mississippi Police Department was shot and killed in the line of duty February 4 while assisting the Ackerman Police Department in a vehicle pursuit of five suspects.
The pursuit began when an Ackerman City officer made a traffic stop in Ackerman of a vehicle with five individuals in it, according to Sheriff Doug McHan of the Choctaw County Sheriff's Department.
The suspects fled in their vehicle after being stopped, heading for French Camp. Chief Lucas, who served as a Sheriff's Deputy in Choctaw County, and who was on patrol in French Camp, was called in to assist. Upon reaching their residence in French Camp, one of the suspects fled into the woods, and the other four went into the home. Chief Lucas and an Ackerman Officer entered the house in pursuit.
Moments later Lucas was shot and eventually pronounced dead at the scene by the county coroner. All five suspects were arrested.
"[Lucas] was only a part time officer in French Camp. The town couldn't afford to hire an officer full-time and he was willing to take $30 a month to provide the people there with police cover," McHan said.
Lucas was a native of Ackerman and began his career as an officer there. He then worked for the Mississippi Department of Corrections for seven years as a full time parole and probation officer. He was Chief of Police in French Camp part time during those seven years.
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Funeral Arrangements: Visitation was held from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, February 6 at the Coleman Funeral Home, Ackerman, according to The Starkville Daily News.
The funeral will be held February 7 at Ackerman Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Reverends Danny Irvin and Jerry Lawson will be overseeing the ceremonies.
Internment will take place at the Providence Baptist Cemetery near Ackerman.
Chief Lucas is survived by his parents, Wendell and Brenda Lucas, his wife Penny Jenkins Lucas, his son, Kyle Lucas, his sister, Amy Oakes and her husband Timmy, two nephews and a niece, his maternal grandmother, Maxine Jones, and his paternal grandmother Irene Lucas. All are resident in Ackerman.
RUSSELL J. DINNAGE
Officer.Com News and Courtesy of The Starkville Daily News
Chief of Police Anthony D. Lucas, 32, of the French Camp, Mississippi Police Department was shot and killed in the line of duty February 4 while assisting the Ackerman Police Department in a vehicle pursuit of five suspects.
The pursuit began when an Ackerman City officer made a traffic stop in Ackerman of a vehicle with five individuals in it, according to Sheriff Doug McHan of the Choctaw County Sheriff's Department.
The suspects fled in their vehicle after being stopped, heading for French Camp. Chief Lucas, who served as a Sheriff's Deputy in Choctaw County, and who was on patrol in French Camp, was called in to assist. Upon reaching their residence in French Camp, one of the suspects fled into the woods, and the other four went into the home. Chief Lucas and an Ackerman Officer entered the house in pursuit.
Moments later Lucas was shot and eventually pronounced dead at the scene by the county coroner. All five suspects were arrested.
"[Lucas] was only a part time officer in French Camp. The town couldn't afford to hire an officer full-time and he was willing to take $30 a month to provide the people there with police cover," McHan said.
Lucas was a native of Ackerman and began his career as an officer there. He then worked for the Mississippi Department of Corrections for seven years as a full time parole and probation officer. He was Chief of Police in French Camp part time during those seven years.
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Funeral Arrangements: Visitation was held from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, February 6 at the Coleman Funeral Home, Ackerman, according to The Starkville Daily News.
The funeral will be held February 7 at Ackerman Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Reverends Danny Irvin and Jerry Lawson will be overseeing the ceremonies.
Internment will take place at the Providence Baptist Cemetery near Ackerman.
Chief Lucas is survived by his parents, Wendell and Brenda Lucas, his wife Penny Jenkins Lucas, his son, Kyle Lucas, his sister, Amy Oakes and her husband Timmy, two nephews and a niece, his maternal grandmother, Maxine Jones, and his paternal grandmother Irene Lucas. All are resident in Ackerman.