Roll of Honor
Incident
City Marshal Henry Knowles was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man who was brandishing a shotgun and making threats.
Marshal Knowles formed a posse and went to the man's home to arrest him.
As the marshal called out for the man to surrender the man opened fire and shot Marshal Knowles in the head.
The subject was then shot and killed in a shootout with the posse.
Marshal Knowles succumbed to his wound two days later. He is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Jasper, Hamilton County, Florida.
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- September 9, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
City Marshal Knowles served with the Jasper Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Jasper community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, City Marshal Knowles.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
City Marshal Henry Franklin Knowles 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 FL, 539 of 1,008 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.5% of this state's fallen. That is 53.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Jasper Police Department, 2 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry Franklin Knowles's cause is highlighted.
How Henry Franklin Knowles Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Henry Franklin Knowles is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Henry Franklin Knowles was killed by shotgun.
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