Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Wesley Fannin succumbed to wounds sustained six days earlier when he was shot five times while attempting to serve a peace warrant.
He attempted to serve the warrant when he encountered the man on the Bull Creek Bridge near Prestonsburg.
Deputy Fannin was transported to a hospital in Huntington, West Virginia, where he died on August 1st, 1961. The man, a 50-year-old transient, who shot him was arrested by a posse and charged with murder.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Fannin gave the Floyd County Sheriff's Office 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Prestonsburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Fannin.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Wesley Sanford Fannin 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 KY, 755 of 983 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 76.8% of this state's fallen. That is 22.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Floyd County Sheriff's Office, 11 of 12 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 91.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Wesley Sanford Fannin's cause is highlighted.
How Wesley Sanford Fannin Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Wesley Sanford Fannin is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
11 officers from Floyd County Sheriff's Office are honored on badge.nw.
