Roll of Honor
Incident
City Marshal Harman Yancey was shot and killed while attempting to arrest the suspect wanted for murdering Deputy Sheriff Peder Johnson of the Duval County Sheriff's Department in Florida.
Marshal Yancey went to the railroad depot after he had received information that the suspect would be arriving in Helena on a train. As the man stepped off of the train Marshal Yancey attempted to arrest him. The man produced a handgun and shot Marshal Yancey twice. Despite being mortally wounded, Marshal Yancey returned fire and killed the subject.
Marshal Yancey was survived by his wife, two children, mother, and siblings.
Survivors
Marshal Yancey was survived by his wife, two children, mother, and siblings.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
City Marshal Yancey served with the Helena Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the McRae-Helena community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, City Marshal Yancey.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
City Marshal Harman Tucker Yancey 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 GA, 548 of 903 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.7% of this state's fallen. That is 6.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harman Tucker Yancey's cause is highlighted.
How Harman Tucker Yancey Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Harman Tucker Yancey is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Harman Tucker Yancey was killed by handgun.