Ward Pentz

Jessamine County Sheriff's Department — Nicholasville, KY

Accident

End of Watch May 21, 1906

Age 25

Tour of Duty

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Special Deputy Sheriff Ward Pentz was accidentally shot and killed when his revolver fell from the buggy he was riding in and discharged, striking him in the stomach.

Deputy Pentz had been appointed as special deputy of the High Bridge area of Jessamine County.

The gun Deputy Pentz was carrying was reported to be the same gun carried by Kentucky Governor William Justus Goebel when he was assassinated on February 2nd, 1900.

Rest In Peace Brother LEO. Thank you for your sacrifice and service.

Officer Mike Robinson (Ret) Upland Police Dept. CA May 21st, 2018

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

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

Agency

Department Jessamine County Sheriff's Department

Location Nicholasville, KY

Platform Identity jcso.jessamine.ky.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 21, 1906

Tour of Duty

Age 25

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Special Deputy Sheriff Ward Pentz is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In KY, 161 of 983 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.4% of this state's fallen. That is 14.6 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Jessamine County Sheriff's Department, 1 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 20% of this agency's fallen.

Jessamine County Sheriff's Department

of 5 officers

20% Accident

KY — Statewide

161

of 983 officers

16.4% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident