Roll of Honor
Incident
City Marshal Henry Cox was shot and killed while responding to a disturbance approximately one mile below the city limits.
Marshal Cox had been summoned to the area as the result of a railroad laborer had been acting disorderly and severely cut the foreman of a work crew. When Marshal Cox arrived at the scene the man shot him before he could draw his own weapon.
On February 20, 1902, the suspect was apprehended at Hope. A month later he was convicted of Marshal Cox's murder and sentenced to hang. On July 27, 1902, the Arkansas Supreme Court ordered a new trial with a change of venue. A month later he was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to 21 years. On May, 27, 1904, he escaped from a prison work crew, working on the Iron Mountain Railroad near Gurdon. On August 10, 1908, he was captured in Texarkana. He was denied a parole on February 27, 1911. He was pardoned on January 1, 1913.
Marshal Cox was a Confederate Army veteran of the Civil War. When killed, he was working his first day as the new town marshal.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, children, and siblings.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
City Marshal Cox served with the Prescott Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Prescott community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Henry C. Cox served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
City Marshal Henry C. Cox 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 97,759 officers honored here.
In AR, 249 of 372 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.9% of this state's fallen. That is 66.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Prescott Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry C. Cox's cause is highlighted.
How Henry C. Cox Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Henry C. Cox is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Henry C. Cox was killed by handgun; .32 caliber.
Incident Location
Military Service
Henry C. Cox served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
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