<Tr> <Td> Christian LeBlanc </Td> <Td> Portrayed Junior Abernathy , a patrolman seen only during Season 1 . Junior was a young and inexperienced policeman who often was chastised by Detective Tibbs or Chief Gillespie for not knowing proper police procedure . However , Junior often rose to the occasion to assist in arrests or at other incidents in Sparta . </Td> </Tr>
who played junior on in the heat of the night
Christian LeBlanc