Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff John Mount and City Marshal William Patton, of the Fayetteville Police Department, were shot and killed while standing in the town square.
Marshal Patton had received death threats after fatally shooting a man while making an arrest several months prior. As he and Deputy Mount spoke in the town square they were shot from ambush and both killed. Their killer was never apprehended.
Deputy Mount was survived by his wife and four children. Deputy Mount was a Confederate Civil War Veteran enlisting in 1861 at age 17 with the Arkansas 16th Infantry, Company G. He and his entire regiment of 248 officers and men surrendered to General Nathaniel Banks on July 9, 1863, after being trapped by Banks' Army and the Union Navy for 48 days at Port Hudson, Louisiana. He was paroled on November 13, 1863. He reentered the war and surrendered with his regiment in 1865.
Survivors
Deputy Mount was survived by his wife and four children.
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Deputy Sheriff Mount served with the Washington County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Fayetteville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff John Isham Mount 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 97,756 officers honored here.
In AR, 249 of 372 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.9% of this state's fallen. That is 66.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Washington County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Isham Mount's cause is highlighted.
How John Isham Mount Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. John Isham Mount is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. John Isham Mount was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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