Roll of Honor
Incident
Location: South Carolina Weapon: Shotgun Offender: Arrested
Special Officer Jasper Booth and Special Officer Eugene Feaster were beaten, stabbed, and shot to to death while patrolling the Southern Railroad's Hamburg shops in Aiken, South Carolina, at approximately 5:00 am.
Both officers had been patrolling the secluded roadway leading from the Augusta-Aiken Highway to the railroad's shops when they were ambushed by a group of men near a footbridge. Both officers were shot repeatedly, stabbed, beaten with clubs and kicked.
Officer Feaster was killed at the scene. Officer Booth pretended to be dead during the incident. A railroad worker found them a short time later. Officer Booth was taken to a hospital in Augsuta where he was able to make a statement before dying.
Several subjects were arrested and charged in connection with their murders.
Officer Booth was survived by his parents.
Survivors
Officer Booth was survived by his parents.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Officer Booth served with the Southern Railway Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Washington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Officer Booth.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Special Officer James Reedy Booth 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 DC, 754 of 1,418 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.2% of this state's fallen. That is 53.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Southern Railway Police Department, 17 of 18 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 94.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Reedy Booth's cause is highlighted.
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When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. James Reedy Booth is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. James Reedy Booth was killed by shotgun.
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