Roll of Honor
Edward Sago
Incident
Location: Kentucky Weapon: Handgun Offender: Executed in 1924
Special Officer Edward Sago and Special Officer Samuel Haycraft were shot and killed from ambush in Breckenridge County, Kentucky.
Officer Sago was guarding the railroad bridge over Sinking Creek when he was attacked and shot by an escapee from an Alabama insane asylum. The man also shot Special Officer Samuel Haycraft the same night while he was guarding the railroad bridge over Sugar Tree Run, a short distance away.
The man had approached Officer Haycraft and asked if he could cross the bridge. Officer Haycraft told the man to wait until an approaching train passed before crossing. After the train passed them the man suddenly shot Officer Haycraft in the back three times. He then took Officer Haycraft's watch and pistol and shot him six more times. Despite his wounds, Officer Haycraft survived for three days and was able to provide other officers with details of the shooting. Officer Haycraft succumbed to his wounds at Sisters Mary and Elizabeth Hospital on October 7th, 1922.
A posse located the subject near Guston, Kentucky, the following day. He was shot and wounded during the arrest. On October 13th, 1922, the man, age 23, was convicted of both murders and sentenced to death. He died in the electric chair on May 9, 1924.
Officer Sago was survived by his wife and five children.
Survivors
Officer Sago was survived by his wife and five children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Officer Sago served with the Louisville, Henderson and St. Louis Railway Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Louisville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Officer Sago.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Special Officer Edward Sago 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%.
At Louisville, Henderson and St. Louis Railway 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. Edward Sago's cause is highlighted.
How Edward Sago Compares
Offender Outcome
Executed in 1924
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Edward Sago is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Edward Sago was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
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