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Jesse Montgomery
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Detective

Jesse Montgomery

Fort Worth Police Department — Fort Worth, TX
Felonious
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End of Watch February 3, 1968
Age 60
Tour of Duty 29 yrs
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Gender Male
Incident Media Service The Sacrifice Department 58

Incident

Detective Jesse Montgomery succumbed to complications of injuries sustained on December 31st, 1947, while attempting to stop a hit-and-run driver.

He and his partner were involved in a vehicle crash at the intersection of Oak Street and East Lancaster Avenue. The driver of the other vehicle, a refrigerated truck, attempted to flee the scene in the vehicle. Detective Montgomery jumped onto the truck's running board in an attempt to stop and arrest the driver.

The vehicle struck a fire hydrant before going onto an embankment and overturning. Detective Montgomery became trapped under the truck and suffered several internal injuries as well as numerous bone fractures. Although he was able to return to limited duty, he never fully recovered from the injuries and died as a direct result of complications of them on February 3rd, 1968.

Detective Montgomery had served with the Fort Worth Police Department for 29 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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29 years. You could have gone home.
Detective Montgomery gave the Fort Worth Police Department 29 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Worth community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Montgomery.

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

Agency

Department Fort Worth Police Department
Type Other
Location Fort Worth, Denton County, TX
Platform Identity fwpd.tarrant.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 3, 1968
Tour of Duty 29 yrs
Age 60
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Vehicular assault
Weapon Automobile; Commercial

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Jesse is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1968, 91 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 62nd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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Who

Jesse was 60. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Jesse had served 29 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

February holds 7.4% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Saturdays: 16.3%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile; commercial, in 0% of these deaths.

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His people

Fort Worth Police Department has 59 officers remembered here, Jesse among them.

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Where

Detective Jesse Montgomery

Fort Worth Police Department · End of Watch February 3, 1968

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