Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff JOhn McInnis drowned after being caught in a bad storm while searching for deer poachers in Port Townsend Bay. His boat was found capsized the following day floating two miles inside Marrowstone Point. His body was never recovered. Sheriff McInnis had served with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department for over four years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and four sons.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff McInnis gave the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Port Hadlock community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff McInnis.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff John McInnis 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 WA, 111 of 340 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.6% of this state's fallen. That is 32.6 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Jefferson County Sheriff's Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John McInnis's cause is highlighted.
How John McInnis Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John McInnis is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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