Solomon W. Rollins
Deputy Sheriff

Solomon W. Rollins

Clark County Sheriff's Office — Arkadelphia, AR
Felonious
End of Watch March 27, 1897
Age 47
Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Sol Rollins was shot and killed as he and another deputy attempted to arrest a burglary suspect.

The man had escaped from the Camden County Jail and fled to his parents' home near Okolona. He was suspected of burglarizing a store after arriving in Clark County and deputies had been searching for him.

Deputy Rollins and his partner encountered the man on the roadway and attempted to arrest him, however, the man opened fire. Deputy Rollins was killed and his partner was wounded.

The man fled the area and was arrested on Catfish Island in the Missouri River approximately one month later.

Deputy Rollins was survived by his wife, daughter, mother, and siblings.

Survivors

Deputy Rollins was survived by his wife, daughter, mother, and siblings.

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129 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Deputy Sheriff Rollins served with the Clark County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Arkadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Arkadelphia, Clark County, AR
Platform Identity ccso.clark.ar.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 27, 1897
Age 47
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Gunfire
Weapon Gun; Unknown type

The Sacrifice · Felonious

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

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Time

In 1897, 52 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 137th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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Who

Solomon was 47. 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.

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March holds 7.5% 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 gun; unknown type, in 9.5% of these deaths.

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Deputy Sheriff Solomon W. Rollins

Clark County Sheriff's Office · End of Watch March 27, 1897

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