Roll of Honor
Incident
Jailer Samuel Baucom was accidentally shot and killed near Hamlet by a posseman as he was assisting with the capture of several prisoners who had escaped from the Cumberland County Jail in Fayetteville.
Jailer Baucom had served with the Richmond County Sheriff's Office for four years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and four children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Jailer Baucom gave the Richmond County Sheriff's Office 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Rockingham community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Jailer Baucom.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Jailer Samuel Lou Baucom is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In NC, 205 of 664 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.9% of this state's fallen. That is 30.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Richmond County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Samuel Lou Baucom's cause is highlighted.
How Samuel Lou Baucom Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Samuel Lou Baucom is highlighted in Apr.
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