Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Mark Mason was shot and while attempting to serve a warrant on a man for larceny.
Deputy Mason had gone to the man's home in Hickory Flat but was told the man wasn't there. As Deputy Mason prepared to leave, the man emerged and fatally shot him.
The subject was arrested following an eight-hour manhunt. He was convicted of Deputy Mason's murder in November 1933 and sentenced to death. On August 13, 1934, while waiting for the results of an appeal, an angry mob seized him from the county jail and hanged him from a tree near the spot where he killed Deputy Mason.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Mason served with the Benton County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Ashland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Mason.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Mark Mason 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 MS, 243 of 350 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.4% of this state's fallen. That is 69.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Benton County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 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. Mark Mason's cause is highlighted.
How Mark Mason Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Mark Mason is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Mark Mason was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
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