Roll of Honor
Incident
Town Marshal Jeremiah Hughes was shot and killed at approximately 10:00 pm after responding to a person reportedly being threatened. The man had been at a dance when he got into an argument with another man who threatened to go home and retrieve a gun. The victim reported the incident to Marshal Hughes, who accompanied the man home. Marshal Hughes then sat on the man's front porch. The suspect came to the home and upon seeing Marshal Hughes on the front porch mistakenly thought he was the original victim and opened fire with a shotgun. Marshal Hughes was struck in the back and died. One suspect was arrested at the scene but another fled to North Carolina. He was captured, returned to Easley, and hanged for the crime on October 7th, 1892.
Survivors
Marshal Hughes was survived by his wife and three children.
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134 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Town Marshal Hughes served with the Easley Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Easley community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Town Marshal Jeremiah Hughes 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 97,775 officers honored here.
In SC, 272 of 442 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.5% of this state's fallen. That is 61.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Easley Police Department, 3 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jeremiah Hughes's cause is highlighted.
How Jeremiah Hughes Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jeremiah Hughes is highlighted in Jun.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Jeremiah Hughes was killed by shotgun.
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