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Incident
Constable Jasper Lemasters was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a wanted man near Lynn Camp in Marshall County, West Virginia.
The man had escaped from the county jail three months earlier while serving a sentence for stealing from Baltimore & Ohio Railroad freight cars. Constable Lemasters deputized two civilians after learning of the man's whereabouts. The man opened fire on the officers as they attempted to arrest him, killing Constable Lemasters and wounding one of the deputized civilians.
Constable Lemasters was survived by his wife, six children, and several siblings.
Survivors
Constable Lemasters was survived by his wife, six children, and several siblings.
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Constable Lemasters served with the Wetzel County Constable's Office.
Thank you for your service to the New Martinsville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Constable Jasper Newton Lemasters 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 WV, 169 of 232 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 72.8% of this state's fallen. That is 72.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jasper Newton Lemasters's cause is highlighted.
How Jasper Newton Lemasters Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jasper Newton Lemasters is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Jasper Newton Lemasters was killed by gun; unknown type.
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