Reserve Deputy Sheriff John C. Stahl, III, Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, Indiana

Reserve Deputy Sheriff John C. Stahl, III

Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, Indiana

End of Watch Sunday, June 8, 2025

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John C. Stahl, III

Reserve Deputy Sheriff John Stahl succumbed to injuries he received in a single vehicle crash on June 7, 2004, around 10:20 p.m.

While responding to a call regarding a suspicious vehicle, Reserve Deputy Stahl lost control of his patrol vehicle, flipping a few times before his car burst into flames on Indiana State Road 7. A passing motorist pulled Deputy Stahl from his patrol car. He was airlifted to University Hospital in Kentucky and remained in a coma for a few weeks.

Until his death on June 8, 2025, he suffered from traumatic brain injury, which resulted in a seizure disorder.

Reserve Deputy Stahl was a United States Army Vietnam War veteran and had served with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office for 15 years. He was survived by his wife and sister.

Bio

Age 67
Tour 15 years
Badge Not available
Military Veteran

Incident Details

Cause Automobile crash
Incident Date Monday, June 7, 2004

single vehicle crash, suspicious vehicle, vehicle crash

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