Roll of Honor
Incident
Jailer Arthur Bowman was shot and killed while riding with a posse searching for a man wanted on a shooting charge.
The posse encountered another subject and was they began to question him the man opened fire, fatally wounding Jailer Bowman. Other members of the posse returned fire, fatally wounding the man.
Jailer Bowman was survived by his wife.
Survivors
Jailer Bowman was survived by his wife.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Jailer Bowman served with the Hart County Jail.
Thank you for your service to the Munfordville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Jailer Bowman.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Jailer Arthur Waggoner Bowman is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In KY, 755 of 983 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 76.8% of this state's fallen. That is 22.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Arthur Waggoner Bowman's cause is highlighted.
How Arthur Waggoner Bowman Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Arthur Waggoner Bowman is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Arthur Waggoner Bowman was killed by gun; unknown type.