Roll of Honor
Incident
City Marshal Henry Jeans was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man wanted for carrying concealed weapons. The located the man eating breakfast at a local restaurant and attempted to arrest him. The subject immediately ran past them and out of the restaurant. Once on the the street he drew a .38 caliber revolver and opened fire, striking Marshal Jeans in the head. Two other officers were able to return fire and killed the subject.
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141 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
City Marshal Jeans gave the Warsaw Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Warsaw community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
City Marshal Henry Clay Jeans 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 MO, 516 of 813 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.5% of this state's fallen. That is 9.3 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. Henry Clay Jeans's cause is highlighted.
How Henry Clay Jeans Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Henry Clay Jeans is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Henry Clay Jeans was killed by handgun; .38 caliber.