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Deputy Sheriff

Nester Young

Ashtabula County Sheriff's Department — Jefferson, OH

Felonious

End of Watch January 15, 1838

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1

Incident

Deputy Nester Young was shot and killed while attempting to arrest two men on state warrants. He was murdered by the two subjects near Orwell, Ohio.

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188 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Deputy Sheriff Young served with the Ashtabula County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Jefferson community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Ashtabula County Sheriff's Department

Location Jefferson, OH

Platform Identity acso.ashtabula.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 15, 1838

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Not available

Deputy Sheriff Nester Young 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 OH, 572 of 991 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.7% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Ashtabula County Sheriff's Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Ashtabula County Sheriff's Department

of 2 officers

100% Felonious

OH — Statewide

572

of 991 officers

57.7% 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. Nester Young'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 Nester Young Compares

Offender Outcome

Not available

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Nester Young is highlighted in Jan.

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. Nester Young 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

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