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Special Officer

Gideon Littleton Mathis

Sandersville Police Department — Sandersville, GA

Felonious

End of Watch December 23, 1904

Age 57

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Special Officer Mathis was shot and killed on Jernigan Street by a man he was attempting to arrest for his refusal to submit to compulsory vaccination. The suspect was captured by a posse one mile north of town and lodged in the county jail. He was tried and acquitted.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Officer Mathis served with the Sandersville Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Sandersville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Officer Mathis.

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

Agency

Department Sandersville Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Sandersville, Washington County, GA

Platform Identity spd.washington.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 23, 1904

Age 57

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Special Officer Gideon Littleton Mathis 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 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%.

Sandersville Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

GA — Statewide

549

of 905 officers

60.7% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Gideon Littleton Mathis's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

1 (0%)

Accident

1 (0%)

Illness

1 (0%)

Cardiac

1 (0%)

Undetermined

1 (0%)

Suicide

1 (0%)

How Gideon Littleton Mathis 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. Gideon Littleton Mathis is highlighted in Dec.

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. Gideon Littleton Mathis was killed by gun; unknown type.

Handgun

3,684

Gun

3,592

Gun; Unknown type

1,492

Shotgun

1,109

Rifle

935

Officer's handgun

909

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