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Town Marshal

Nathan K. Watson

Dublin Police Department — Dublin, GA

Felonious

End of Watch November 4, 1888

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Town Marshal Nathan Watson was stabbed to death while attempting to arrest a farmer who was drunk and acting disorderly in town.

He had approached the man and was beginning to tell him he was under arrest when the man suddenly stabbed him in the neck with a knife, severing his jugular vein. The man fled after stabbing him.

Marshal Watson was survived by his three children and mother.

Survivors

Marshal Watson was survived by his three children and mother.

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138 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Town Marshal Watson served with the Dublin Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Dublin community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Dublin Police Department

Location Dublin, GA

Platform Identity dpd.laurens.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 4, 1888

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Edged weapon; Knife

Town Marshal Nathan K. Watson 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 GA, 548 of 903 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.7% of this state's fallen. That is 6.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

Dublin Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

GA — Statewide

548

of 903 officers

60.7% 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. Nathan K. Watson'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 Nathan K. Watson Compares

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Nathan K. Watson is highlighted in Nov.

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. Nathan K. Watson was killed by edged weapon; knife.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518