William "Bill" Arnold

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service — Washington, DC

Felonious

End of Watch March 17, 1898

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 312

Incident

Special Marshal Arnold was shot and killed while he and the deputy marshal were arresting a man for drunk and disorderly conduct in Claremore, Oklahoma. Special Marshal Arnold had put a handcuff on one of the man's wrists when the man pulled out a .44 caliber pistol with his free hand and shot Special Marshal Arnold in the face, killing him. The deputy marshal returned fire and killed the suspect.

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128 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Special Deputy Marshal Arnold served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service

Type Federal Agency

Location Washington, DC

Platform Identity usms.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 17, 1898

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Special Deputy Marshal William "Bill" Arnold 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 97,756 officers honored here.

In DC, 754 of 1,419 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.1% of this state's fallen. That is 53.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, 251 of 313 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80.2% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service

251

of 313 officers

80.2% Felonious

DC — Statewide

754

of 1,419 officers

53.1% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,756 officers

0% Felonious