Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Flanders was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a murder suspect. When he ordered the man to come down off his wagon he raised a rifle and shot Officer Flanders once killing him instantly. The suspect fled to South Carolina where he shot and killed Deputy Sheriff Chester Ahl, of the Aiken County Sheriff's Department, five days later. The suspect was shot and killed by two deputy sheriffs in Andalusia, Alabama on March 5, 1903.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Flanders served with the Swainsboro Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Swainsboro community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Flanders.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Joseph C. Flanders 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 GA, 549 of 905 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.7% of this state's fallen. That is 60.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Swainsboro Police Department, 2 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joseph C. Flanders's cause is highlighted.
How Joseph C. Flanders Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph C. Flanders is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Joseph C. Flanders was killed by rifle.
Others Who Wore This Badge
3 officers from Swainsboro Police Department are honored on badge.nw.
