Steven K. Gardner

A male Mississippi Highway Patrol Trooper named Steven K. Gardner was killed in the line of duty on March 23, 1984, near Hazelhurst, Mississippi. He had served with the agency for a period reported to be between four months and one year.

The fatal encounter began after Trooper Gardner had arrested a man earlier in the day. This individual, after securing his release on bond, changed vehicles and began to hunt for the trooper. He eventually located Trooper Gardner parked on the shoulder of ...