Roll of Honor
Jim Nakedhead
Incident
Deputy Marshal Jim Nakedhead was a Cherokee Indian Policeman assigned to Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma). He was killed in a shootout when he charged the hideout of several Texas outlaws in Brush Hill, Indian Territory (modern day Oklahoma). The two suspects were acquitted. One of the acquitted suspects and his brother were involved in killing of Deputy Marshal Lute Houston in 1902, but were also acquitted of that crime. Deputy Marshal Nakedhead had served the United States Marshals Service for five years and had previously served as 1st Marshal of the Tahlequah Indian Territory for three years. He is buried at Tahlequah Cemetery in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.
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Deputy U.S. Marshal Nakedhead gave the United States Department of Justice 5 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Deputy U.S. Marshal Jim Nakedhead is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In DC, 754 of 1,419 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, 251 of 313 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jim Nakedhead's cause is highlighted.
How Jim Nakedhead Compares
Offender Outcome
Acquitted
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jim Nakedhead is highlighted in Feb.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Jim Nakedhead was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
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