Presta Vickery
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Night Marshal

Presta Vickery

North Manchester Police Department — North Manchester, IN
Felonious
End of Watch October 15, 1930
Age 40
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Night Marshal Presta Vickery was shot and killed while attempting to arrest two men who were robbing the C.E. Brady men's clothing store. Marshal Vickery returned fire and chased the subjects, but they jumped into the Eel River and swam to safety. A subject was arrested a year later, but no additional information was found. Officer Vickery had served with the North Manchester Police Department for ten years.

Survivors

He was survived by a brother and sister.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Night Marshal Vickery gave the North Manchester Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the North Manchester community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Night Marshal Vickery.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location North Manchester, Wabash County, IN
Platform Identity nmpd.wabash.in.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 15, 1930
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Age 40
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

Night Marshal Presta Vickery 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 IN, 311 of 503 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.8% of this state's fallen. That is 61.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

North Manchester Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Felonious
IN — Statewide
311
of 503 officers
61.8% Felonious
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

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

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Presta Vickery Compares

Age at Death
40
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years
Years of Service
10
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 8.4 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Presta Vickery is highlighted in Oct.

Jan
1,392
Feb
1,295
Mar
1,373
Apr
1,516
May
1,504
Jun
1,442
Jul
1,587
Aug
1,517
Sep
1,491
Oct
1,371
Nov
1,447
Dec
1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Presta Vickery was killed by gun.

Handgun
3,684
Gun
3,592
Gun; Unknown type
1,492
Shotgun
1,109
Rifle
935
Officer's handgun
909

Incident Location

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