Jesse W. Embrey III
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Police Officer

Jesse W. Embrey III

St. James Police Department — St. James, MO
Veteran → Accident
End of Watch January 15, 2005
Age 29
Tour of Duty 6 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Jesse Embrey was killed in an automobile accident while en route to the police department headquarters after being called in while off duty. His chief had requested he return to the station to complete paperwork related to a previous fatal accident.

Officer Embrey had served with the St. James Police Department for 6 months.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two children.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-MO-70753A10
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Embrey served with the St. James Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the St. James community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Embrey.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Police Department
Location St. James, Phelps County, MO
Platform Identity stjapd.phelps.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 15, 2005
Tour of Duty 6 mo
Age 29
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Jesse W. Embrey III served in the U.S. Army (1995–2003) before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer Jesse W. Embrey III is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In MO, 237 of 813 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 29.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

St. James Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
MO — Statewide
237
of 813 officers
29.2% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jesse W. Embrey III's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Jesse W. Embrey III Compares

Age at Death
29
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
0.5
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jesse W. Embrey III is highlighted in Jan.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Military Service

Jesse W. Embrey III served in the U.S. Army (1995–2003) before joining law enforcement.

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