Thomasville Police Officer Honored at Funeral Service
By Rick McCann
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News
April 30, 2026
THOMASVILLE, Ala. A Thomasville police officer and Marine was laid to rest Wednesday as his family, friends and fellow officers gathered at the Thomasville Civic Center to honor Officer Dallas Hinton, who died in a crash after leaving his shift last week.
It has been a somber week in the community as many paid tributes to the twenty-five-year-old who served his country and his community.
Although Hinton had only been a police officer for two years, he had made an impact on the city and those that he served.
Hinton, 25, was a police officer for two years and a former Marine.
Thomasville Mayor Sheldon Day said the loss has shaken the entire community.
Fellow officers stood in solidarity, paying tribute to one of their own.
“The family has felt it. We all have gathered around this family. Dallas left a legacy of love and support for his family. They lost a brother and we lost a dear community servant and former Marine. He was a hero,” Day said.
Thomasville Police Chief Mitchell Stuckey said that he’ll always remember the day he came in before he died. He was smiling. Laughing. He was such a fine young man. The chief that he was part of the future. He’ll certainly be missed, Stuckey said.
A 21-gun salute outside of the civic center closed the service.
Following the ceremony, a procession left for Tuscaloosa, Hinton’s hometown, where he will be laid to rest.
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