Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Jake Pickett succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained while attempting to apprehend a wanted subject.
The man had fled from Lebanon police officers who had gone to his home to serve a warrant on a different person. The officers recognized the man as also having warrants but he fled in a vehicle with two other people when the officers tried to take him into custody. Deputy Pickett, a canine handler, joined the pursuit until it came to a stop on Indian Springs Road.
The wanted man fled on foot with Deputy Pickett and his canine in pursuit. Deputy Pickett was shot in the head as he rounded the corner of a building. The subject was shot and wounded by another officer before being taken into custody. The second subject continued to flee in the vehicle but was taken into custody following another pursuit that ended on I-65.
Deputy Pickett was transported to Witham Hospital before being flown to St. Vincent Hospital, in Indianapolis, where he succumbed to his injuries. He was kept on life support until the evening of March 5th, 2018, so that his organs could be donated.
In May 2019 the subject who shot Deputy Picket pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Deputy Pickett had served with the Boone County Sheriff's Office for three years. He had previously served with the Tipton County Sheriff's Office for two years and the Marion County Sheriff's Office for three years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two children, parents, sister and a niece.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Pickett gave the Boone County Sheriff's Office 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lebanon community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Pickett.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Jacob Matthew Pickett is one of 17,559 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 53.9% of all 32,586 officers honored here.
In IN, 311 of 504 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.7% of this state's fallen. That is 7.8 percentage points above the national rate of 53.9%.
At Boone County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 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. Jacob Matthew Pickett's cause is highlighted.
How Jacob Matthew Pickett Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jacob Matthew Pickett is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Jacob Matthew Pickett was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
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