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Policeman

Ed Jackson

Girard Marshal's Office — Phenix City, AL

Felonious

End of Watch September 15, 1895

Age 20

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1

Incident

Policeman Ed Jackson succumbed to injuries sustained several hours earlier while attempting to arrest a man for being drunk in public. As he attempted to take the man to jail a bystander, believed to be the drunk man's brother, opened fire.

Policeman Jackson was fatally wounded and died early the following morning. The man he was attempting to arrest was also wounded.

The man who shot him was convicted of murder and sentenced to 20 years in prison, but was pardoned in February 1900.

Policeman Jackson is buried in Girard Cemetery, Girard, Russell County, Alabama.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and son.

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Tributes

131 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Policeman Jackson served with the Girard Marshal's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Phenix City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Girard Marshal's Office

Location Phenix City, AL

Platform Identity gmarshal.russell.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 15, 1895

Age 20

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Pardoned

Policeman Ed Jackson 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 AL, 405 of 643 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63% of this state's fallen. That is 8.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Girard Marshal's Office, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Girard Marshal's Office

of 2 officers

100% Felonious

AL — Statewide

405

of 643 officers

63% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ed Jackson's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Ed Jackson Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Offender Outcome

Pardoned

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Ed Jackson is highlighted in Sep.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Ed Jackson was killed by gun; unknown type.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518

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