Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Logan Young succumbed gunshot wounds sustained the previous day when he and another deputy attempted arrest a mentally ill man who was threatening a family member.
When the deputies arrived at the home and attempted to place the man under arrest, the man opened fire on them with a shotgun from behind his horse. Several of the pellets struck Deputy Young in the face, causing a fatal injury.
The suspect fled the location but was arrested within days. He was declared insane and committed to an insane asylum.
Deputy Young was survived by his wife, three daughters, and brother.
Survivors
Deputy Young was survived by his wife, three daughters, and brother.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Jailer Young served with the Jessamine County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Nicholasville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Jailer Young.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Jailer Logan Young 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 Jessamine County Sheriff's Department, 3 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Logan Young's cause is highlighted.
How Logan Young Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Logan Young is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Logan Young was killed by shotgun.
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