Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Jacob Calvin was killed in a single-vehicle crash near the intersection of CR 300 West and CR 300 South while responding to an accident shortly before 10:00 pm.
His vehicle left the roadway and rolled over several times, ejecting him from the vehicle. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Deputy Calvin was a United States Air Force Iraq War military police veteran and had served with the Tipton County Sheriff's Department for 2-1/2 years. He also volunteered with the Kempton Volunteer Fire Department as a volunteer firefighter and emergency medical technician.
Deputy Calvin is survived by his mother, father, brother, stepsister, stepbrother, grandparents, three nephews, and fiancee.
Survivors
Deputy Calvin is survived by his mother, father, brother, stepsister, stepbrother, grandparents, three nephews, and fiancee.
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- July 23, 2026
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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.
Deputy Sheriff Calvin gave the Tipton County Sheriff's Office 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tipton 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
Jacob Daniel Calvin served in the Air Force (2001â2007) before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Sheriff Jacob Daniel Calvin is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In IN, 151 of 503 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jacob Daniel Calvin's cause is highlighted.
How Jacob Daniel Calvin Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jacob Daniel Calvin is highlighted in Jun.