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Constable

James S. Childress

Marshall County Constable's Office — Guntersville, AL

Felonious

End of Watch December 14, 1893

Age 42

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Constable James Childress was shot and killed approximately eight miles east of Guntersville while attempting to serve papers in a civil suite.

The subject, 38, opened fire on Constable Childress with a shotgun after the constable dismounted his horse to serve the papers.

The man fled the area and was arrested in Texas in March 1897. He was returned to Alabama where he was charged with murder. He was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 3 years on February 11,1898. He was released on July 11, 1900.

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133 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Constable Childress served with the Marshall County Constable's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Guntersville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Marshall County Constable's Office

Type Other

Location Guntersville, AL

Platform Identity mcco.marshall.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 14, 1893

Age 42

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Constable James S. Childress 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 AL, 405 of 643 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63% of this state's fallen. That is 63 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Marshall County Constable's Office

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

AL — Statewide

405

of 643 officers

63% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,756 officers

0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James S. Childress's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

1 (0%)

Accident

1 (0%)

Illness

1 (0%)

Cardiac

1 (0%)

Undetermined

1 (0%)

Suicide

1 (0%)

How James S. Childress Compares

Age at Death

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. James S. Childress is highlighted in Dec.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,516

May

1,504

Jun

1,442

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,517

Sep

1,491

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. James S. Childress was killed by gun; unknown type.

Handgun

3,684

Gun

3,592

Gun; Unknown type

1,492

Shotgun

1,109

Rifle

935

Officer's handgun

909

Incident Location

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