Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief Claude Hensley was stabbed to death as he attempted to break up a fight at a local theatre. He was attending the theatre when the fight broke out between several patrons. He was stabbed six times as he attempted to separate the men.
The man who stabbed him was arrested.
Chief Hensley was survived by his wife and three children.
Survivors
Chief Hensley was survived by his wife and three children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Hensley served with the Clendenin Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Clendenin community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Hensley.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police Claude Hensley 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 97,772 officers honored here.
In WV, 169 of 232 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 72.8% of this state's fallen. That is 72.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Clendenin Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Claude Hensley's cause is highlighted.
How Claude Hensley Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Claude Hensley is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Claude Hensley was killed by edged weapon.
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