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Constable

Miles Huntsman

Amador County Constable's Office — Jackson, CA

Felonious

End of Watch July 26, 1860

Age 37

Tour of Duty 11 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Constable Huntsman was shot and killed as he attempted to serve a warrant on a Native American who had been accused of stealing a horse. The suspect opened fire on Constable Huntsman as he served the warrant, killing him. A citizen who was accompanying Constable Huntsman returned fire, killing the suspect and another man who was with him. Several other members of the suspect's group attacked the citizen, inflicting fatal wounds.

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166 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Constable Huntsman gave the Amador County Constable's Office 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Jackson community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Amador County Constable's Office

Location Jackson, CA

Platform Identity acco.amador.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 26, 1860

Tour of Duty 11 yrs

Age 37

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Shot and killed

Constable Miles Huntsman is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 1.2 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

Amador County Constable's Office

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

CA — Statewide

974

of 1,837 officers

53% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Miles Huntsman's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Miles Huntsman Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Years of Service

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 8.5 years

Offender Outcome

Shot and killed

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Miles Huntsman is highlighted in Jul.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Miles Huntsman was killed by gun; unknown type.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518