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Undersheriff

George Milton Rickman

Coffey County Sheriff's Office — Burlington, KS

Felonious

End of Watch May 6, 1930

Age 34

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Undersheriff Rickman was shot and killed after ordering a man off of a train. Undersheriff Rickman observed the armed man board the train and attempted to stop him. The suspect was wanted after escaping from General Hospital in Wichita and for two robberies. The man was later shot and killed by a posse.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Undersheriff Rickman served with the Coffey County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Burlington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Undersheriff Rickman.

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

Agency

Department Coffey County Sheriff's Office

Type Sheriff's Office

Location Burlington, Coffey County, KS

Platform Identity ccso.coffey.ks.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 6, 1930

Age 34

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

Undersheriff George Milton Rickman 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 KS, 237 of 335 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 70.7% of this state's fallen. That is 70.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Coffey County Sheriff's Office

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

KS — Statewide

237

of 335 officers

70.7% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

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

Felonious

1 (0%)

Accident

1 (0%)

Illness

1 (0%)

Cardiac

1 (0%)

Undetermined

1 (0%)

Suicide

1 (0%)

How George Milton Rickman 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 Milton Rickman is highlighted in May.

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 Milton Rickman was killed by gun.

Handgun

3,684

Gun

3,592

Gun; Unknown type

1,492

Shotgun

1,109

Rifle

935

Officer's handgun

909

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