Deputy Sheriff James Allen Arterbury

James Allen Arterbury

Deputy James Arterbury was shot and killed after responding to a domestic dispute at a local bar. While inside the bar he was attacked by several patrons and shot in the back with his own weapon. He was taken to St. Charles Parish Hospital where he succumbed to his wounds.

The suspect, 20, was arrested, convicted of murder, and sentenced to death. His sentence was later commuted to life.

Deputy Arterbury had been with the agency for three years.