Edward W. "Ted" Sloan

Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks — Jackson, MS

Felonious

End of Watch June 24, 1967

Age 55

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 10

Incident

Game Warden Ted Sloan was shot and killed when he attempted to arrest a man for hunting squirrels along the shore of the Buttahatchee River in Lowndes County 18 miles north of Columbus.

The man and his 16-year-old son were both charged with manslaughter. On November 24th, 1967, the charges were dropped when a Lowndes County grand jury declined to indict the two.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Game Warden Sloan served with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
Thank you for your service to the Jackson community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Game Warden Sloan.

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

Agency

Department Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks

Location Jackson, MS

Platform Identity mdwfpcons.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 24, 1967

Age 55

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Charges dropped

Game Warden Edward W. "Ted" Sloan 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 MS, 242 of 349 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.3% of this state's fallen. That is 15.1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, 6 of 11 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 54.5% of this agency's fallen.

Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks

of 11 officers

54.5% Felonious

MS — Statewide

242

of 349 officers

69.3% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious