Roll of Honor
Wilber F. Jacobs
Incident
Prohibition Officer Wilber Jacobs was shot and killed while participating in a liquor raid in Coke Otto (modern-day New Miami).
During the raid, Officer Jacobs was shot once in the head.
Five days later, the subject was apprehended in Brooksville, Indiana. The subject, age 30, who shot him, was convicted of his murder and sentenced to life in prison. He died in prison on July 1, 1966.
Prohibition Officer Jacobs had also served as Wayne Township Constable, Butler, Ohio, and as a Court deputy for three and a half years.
He is buried in Miltonville Cemetery, Butler County, Ohio.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Prohibition Officer Jacobs gave the Seven Mile Village Prohibition Enforcement 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Seven Mile community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Prohibition Officer Jacobs.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Prohibition Officer Wilber F. Jacobs 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 OH, 572 of 991 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.7% of this state's fallen. That is 57.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Seven Mile Village Prohibition Enforcement, 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. Wilber F. Jacobs's cause is highlighted.
How Wilber F. Jacobs Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Wilber F. Jacobs is highlighted in Jun.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Wilber F. Jacobs was killed by gun; unknown type.
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