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Dedicated to the memory of local law enforcement officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice by giving their life as a part of their
dedication to the profession of law enforcement.
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Police Officer Hartley Gillum
Mayfield Police Department
Kentucky
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Biographical Info
Age:
56
Tour of Duty:
Not Available
Badge Number:
Unknown
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Incident Details
Cause of
Death:
Gunfire
Date of Incident:
Sunday, June 16, 1940
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Officer Gillum was shot and killed while attempting to serve a warrant on a
suspected bootlegger. He was survived by his wife.
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Police Officer Terry Sanders
Mayfield Police Department
Kentucky |
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Biographical Info
Age:
23
Tour of Duty:
11-01-88 to 09-15-89
Badge Number:
514 (Retired)
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Incident Details
Cause of
Death:
Aircraft accident
Date of Incident:
Friday, September 15, 1989
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| Patrolman Sanders was killed in an
aircraft accident while on duty. The
plane crashed as a result of heavy fog and rain.
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Police Officer Charles Todd
Mayfield Police
Department
Kentucky
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Biographical Info
Age:
43
Tour of Duty:
7-01-89 to 08-22-92
Badge Number:
503 (Retired)
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Incident
Details
Cause of
Death:Stabbed
Date of Incident:Saturday, August 22, 1992
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| Officer Todd was killed when he was stabbed at a wedding party. He was off
duty and was attending the wedding party when an uninvited guest arrived and began a fight. He attempted to intervene
and was stabbed.
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Deputy Sheriff William B. Usher
Graves County
Sheriff's Department
Kentucky
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Biographical Info
Age:
33
Tour of Duty:
Not available
Badge Number:
Not available
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Incident Details
Cause of
Death:
Gunfire
Date of Incident:
Monday, December 24, 1900
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Deputy Usher
was shot and killed as he and the sheriff attempted to serve a
warrant. The lawmen were met with gunfire when they arrived at
the scene and Deputy Usher was killed. The sheriff was able to
return fire and kill the suspect.
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Graves County Sheriff's
Department
Kentucky
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Biographical Info
Age: 30
Not available
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Incident Details
Cause of Death:
Gunfire
Date of Incident: Monday, March 6,
1922
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Sheriff Roach was shot and killed
by a former deputy who was upset that he was not
appointed to another term by the sheriff. The former
deputy, after learning that other deputies had been
sworn in on the first day of the circuit court
session, went to the sheriff's office and confronted
him. After a brief argument the former deputy
retrieved his pistol from a safe. As the sheriff
took a step towards him he was shot several times
and killed.
The suspect was taken to a jail in a neighboring
city to prevent a mob from attacking him. A grand
jury indicted him for murder. |
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Kentucky State Police ,Kentucky |
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Biographical Info
Age: 37
Tour of Duty: 16 yr
Badge Number: 781
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Incident Details
Cause of Death: Drowned
Date of Incident: Saturday, April
8, 1972
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Trooper McNeely drowned while participating in a
flood rescue mission in Franklin County, Kentucky.
Trooper McNeely had been with the agency for 16
years and was survived by his wife and daughter. |
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