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Police Officer

Jacob Russell Chaffins

Prestonsburg Police Department — Prestonsburg, KY

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch July 1, 2022

Age 28

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

The Vigil Panel 180 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 7

Incident

Captain Ralph Frasure, Police Officer Jacob Chaffins, and Deputy Sheriff William Petry, of the Floyd County Sheriff's Office, were shot and killed in Allen by a subject who was wanted for domestic violence offenses.

Several warrants and a protective order had been issued for the man after he assaulted a family member. As two Floyd County deputies arrived at the man's home on Main Street, near Railroad Avenue, to serve the warrants, the man opened fire. Numerous jurisdictions responded to assist following the initial shooting. The man fired hundreds of rounds from prepositioned firearms throughout the home.

Deputy Petry and Captain Frasure were killed during the incident. Officer Chaffins succumbed to his wounds the following day. Three other law enforcement officers and the director of emergency management were wounded.

K9 Drago, also of the Floyd County Sheriff's Office, was also killed in the incident.

The subject was taken into custody after remaining barricaded in the home for several hours. He was charged with multiple counts of murder of a police officer, attempted murder of a police officer, and assaulting a service animal. He committed suicide while in custody.

Officer Chaffins was a Kentucky National Guard veteran and served with the Prestonsburg Police Department for three years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, daughter, mother, two brothers, and three sisters.

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Added to badge.nw: August 2, 2026
Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Tributes

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.
Police Officer Chaffins gave the Prestonsburg Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Prestonsburg 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

Agency

Department Prestonsburg Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Prestonsburg, Floyd County, KY

Platform Identity ppd.floyd.ky.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 1, 2022

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

Age 28

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Military Service

Jacob Russell Chaffins served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer Jacob Russell Chaffins 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 KY, 755 of 983 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 76.8% of this state's fallen. That is 76.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Prestonsburg Police Department, 7 of 8 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 87.5% of this agency's fallen.

Prestonsburg Police Department

of 8 officers

87.5% Felonious

KY — Statewide

755

of 983 officers

76.8% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Felonious