Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Tes Deakins was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a politician who had ambushed a rival politician earlier in the day.
As Deputy Deakins attempted to make the arrest, the man and several members of his group opened fire on him, fatally wounding him. Two of the suspects were killed by return fire.
One of the men who was killed shot and killed Chief Jerry Lee, of the Frankfort Police Department, on September 18, 1882. The man had been acquitted of Chief Lee's murder and was set free.
Deputy Deakins was survived by his wife and three children.
Survivors
Deputy Deakins was survived by his wife and three children.
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Deputy Sheriff Deakins served with the Franklin County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Frankfort community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Robert Ezra Deakins 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 KY, 755 of 983 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 76.8% of this state's fallen. That is 76.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Ezra Deakins's cause is highlighted.
How Robert Ezra Deakins Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Ezra Deakins is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Robert Ezra Deakins was killed by gun; unknown type.
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