Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Tillman Taylor was shot and killed during a jail break from the Umatilla County Jail. Five suspects had obtained a gun that had been smuggled in to them and shot Sheriff Taylor with it during the escape. The five suspects were eventually apprehended. Two of them were sentenced to life, one was hung in December 1920 and the remaining two were hung in July 1922. Sheriff Taylor had been with the agency for 18 years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff Taylor gave the Umatilla County Sheriff's Department 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Pendleton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Taylor.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff Tillman D. Taylor 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 OR, 115 of 197 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 58.4% of this state's fallen. That is 58.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Umatilla 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Tillman D. Taylor's cause is highlighted.
How Tillman D. Taylor Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Tillman D. Taylor is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Tillman D. Taylor was killed by gun.
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