Robert Harmon

Anderson County Sheriff's Department — Clinton, TN

Felonious

End of Watch February 7, 1904

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 8

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Robert Harmon was shot and killed by a guard at a local mine following an earlier incident in which other guards shot and killed three union mine workers.

The earlier incident occurred at the local train station when the guards went to pick up non-union miners and escort them to the mine. A group of union miners approached the guards, who opened fire on them. The guards returned to the mine, where they were arrested a short time later. Deputy Harmon was shot by a fourth guard at the mine while attempting to keep order. The guard who shot Deputy Harmon was also arrested.

On June 15, 1905, the guard who shot Deputy Harmon was convicted of murder and sentenced to 8 years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Harmon served with the Anderson County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Clinton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Harmon.

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

Agency

Department Anderson County Sheriff's Department

Location Clinton, TN

Platform Identity acso.anderson.tn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 7, 1904

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Sentenced to 8 years

Deputy Sheriff Robert Harmon 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 TN, 498 of 769 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 64.8% of this state's fallen. That is 10.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Anderson County Sheriff's Department, 8 of 9 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 88.9% of this agency's fallen.

Anderson County Sheriff's Department

of 9 officers

88.9% Felonious

TN — Statewide

498

of 769 officers

64.8% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious