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John C. Stahl III

Gender : Male

Age : 67

Race : White

Date : 06/08/2025

Location : Jefferson County roadway

City : Madison

County : Jefferson County

State : Indiana

Agency : Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Died from injuries sustained in on-duty crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 06/07/2004, Reserve Deputy John C. Stahl III of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office was responding to a suspicious vehicle call when he lost control of his patrol vehicle, which rolled and caught fire. A bystander pulled him from the vehicle, but he suffered a traumatic brain injury and lasting neurological damage. He lived with seizures and other complications for more than two decades before dying on 06/08/2025 at age 67 from those service-related injuries.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.odmp.org/officer/27577-reserve-deputy-sheriff-john-c-stahl-iii
https://www.morgan-nay.com/obituary/john-stahl-iii
https://officersearch.inlem.org/officer.php?id=0557