Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Ulyss Baldwin and Deputy Sheriff George Rogers were shot and killed while attempting to locate a subject who had escaped from the Cleveland County Convict Farm.
The deputies, along with a five other deputies, were searching for two county chain gang escapees, both brothers, at one brother's home. As the deputies searched the home one shot them multiple times, wounding three deputies. Deputy Baldwin and Deputy Rogers were both taken to a hospital in Pine Bluff where they died while in surgery. The two escaped.
A posse made up of several hundred men, including 200 members of the Ku Klux Klan searched for the suspects for several days. No further information could be found.
Deputy Baldwin was survived by a wife and three children.
Survivors
Deputy Baldwin was survived by a wife and three children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Baldwin served with the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Rison community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Baldwin.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Ulyss Melvin Baldwin 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 AR, 249 of 372 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.9% of this state's fallen. That is 12.7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Cleveland County Sheriff's Office, 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. Ulyss Melvin Baldwin's cause is highlighted.
How Ulyss Melvin Baldwin Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Ulyss Melvin Baldwin is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Ulyss Melvin Baldwin was killed by gun; unknown type.
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