Benjamin Kohut

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Police Department — Baltimore, MD

Felonious

End of Watch April 15, 1920

Age 38

The Vigil Panel 38 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 21

Incident

Detective Benjamin Kohut was shot and killed in the rail yards in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, while he and other officers were patrolling the area.

Five men had been arrested for trespassing in the area two weeks prior and had threatened revenge against the arresting officers. The men setup and ambush and as Detective Kohut and the other officers walked by the men opened fired on them.

One of the subjects was shot and killed and three others were wounded. The wounded subjects were arrested and charged with murder. When they went to court to be tried the charges were dropped. The judge ordered them to leave Pennsylvania and never come back. He told them if they were ever caught in Pennsylvania, they would go to prison for several years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Kohut served with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Kohut.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Baltimore, MD

Platform Identity borpd.rr.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 15, 1920

Age 38

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Detective Benjamin Kohut is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,787 officers honored here.

In MD, 195 of 377 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 51.7% of this state's fallen. That is 51.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Police Department, 13 of 22 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59.1% of this agency's fallen.

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Police Department

of 22 officers

59.1% Felonious

MD — Statewide

195

of 377 officers

51.7% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,787 officers

0% Felonious