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Deputy Sheriff

George Lester Fain

Clay County Sheriff's Office — Fort Gaines, GA

Felonious

End of Watch August 28, 1911

Age 29

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Deputy Sheriff George Fain was beaten to death by a man he was attempting to arrest. The suspect attacked Deputy Fain, grabbed his shotgun, and dealt him three powerful blows, crushing his skull.

The suspect fled into a swamp near Fort Gaines where he was surrounded by a posse. After hiding in the dense undergrowth over night he was forced out into the open. Refusing to surrender, he was shot and killed.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Fain served with the Clay County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Gaines community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Fain.

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

Agency

Department Clay County Sheriff's Office

Type Sheriff's Office

Location Fort Gaines, Clay County, GA

Platform Identity ccso.clay.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 28, 1911

Age 29

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Assault

Weapon Officer's shotgun

Deputy Sheriff George Lester Fain 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 97,775 officers honored here.

In GA, 549 of 905 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.7% of this state's fallen. That is 60.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Clay County Sheriff's Office

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

GA — Statewide

549

of 905 officers

60.7% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,775 officers

0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George Lester Fain's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

1 (0%)

Accident

1 (0%)

Illness

1 (0%)

Cardiac

1 (0%)

Undetermined

1 (0%)

Suicide

1 (0%)

How George Lester Fain Compares

Age at Death

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. George Lester Fain is highlighted in Aug.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,516

May

1,504

Jun

1,442

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,517

Sep

1,491

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. George Lester Fain was killed by officer's shotgun.

Handgun

3,684

Gun

3,592

Gun; Unknown type

1,492

Shotgun

1,109

Rifle

935

Officer's handgun

909

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