Public Safety
'This is the way it should look': Hundreds honor fallen Carroll County deputy Logan Utt
Jack DohertyJune 1, 2026
Hundreds honor fallen Carroll County Deputy Logan Utt, 31, shot May 29 during wellness check. Procession passed through Radford; suspect Michael Puckett apprehended.
Dozens of law enforcement officers and first responders gathered on an overpass at Exit 109 in Radford on Sunday to honor Carroll County Sheriff's Deputy Logan Utt, who was shot and killed on May 29 while conducting a wellness check in Fancy Gap. Deputy Utt's funeral procession traveled from Roanoke through Carroll County and on to Mount Airy, North Carolina. He was 31 years old. Suspect Michael Puckett was apprehended in Surry County within 24 hours of the shooting. Puckett will be transported back to Carroll County to face charges stemming from the Friday night shooting. The procession drew a wide turnout from the law enforcement and first responder community. Roanoke City Sheriff Antonio Hash traveled to Radford to pay his respects.