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Jessie Arvin
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Deputy Sheriff

Jessie Arvin

Estill County Sheriff's Department — Irvine, KY
Felonious
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End of Watch March 22, 1857
Age 34
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
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Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Deputy Jessie Arvin and Sheriff James Land were shot and killed by a prisoner near Old Landing while taking the man to jail. The suspect was convicted of both murders and hanged on May 29, 1857.

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169 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Deputy Sheriff Arvin gave the Estill County Sheriff's Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Irvine community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Estill County Sheriff's Department
Type Sheriff's Office
Location Irvine, Estill County, KY
Platform Identity ecso.estill.ky.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 22, 1857
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 34
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

Deputy Sheriff Jessie Arvin 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 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 Estill County Sheriff's Department, 4 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Estill County Sheriff's Department
4
of 4 officers
100% Felonious
KY — Statewide
755
of 983 officers
76.8% Felonious
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jessie Arvin's cause is highlighted.

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

How Jessie Arvin Compares

Age at Death
34
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years
Years of Service
3
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 8.4 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jessie Arvin is highlighted in Mar.

Jan
1,392
Feb
1,295
Mar
1,373
Apr
1,516
May
1,504
Jun
1,442
Jul
1,587
Aug
1,517
Sep
1,491
Oct
1,371
Nov
1,447
Dec
1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Jessie Arvin was killed by gun.

Handgun
3,684
Gun
3,592
Gun; Unknown type
1,492
Shotgun
1,109
Rifle
935
Officer's handgun
909