Roll of Honor
Incident
Town Marshal Seaborn Crook was shot and killed by a subject whom he had arrested the previous for disorderly conduct and being drunk in public.
The subject located Marshal Crook standing in the doorway of the town hotel and struck up a conversation with him. After the marshl declined his invitation to go hunting together the man shot him in the chest with a shotgun, killing him instantly.
The man was arrested and charged with Marshal Crook's murder. He was found guilty of second degree murder in two different trials. He was sentenced to four years in prison where he died before finishing his sentence.
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145 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Town Marshal Crook served with the Jacksonville Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Jacksonville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Town Marshal Seaborn J. Crook 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 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 8.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Jacksonville Police Dept., 2 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Seaborn J. Crook's cause is highlighted.
How Seaborn J. Crook Compares
Offender Outcome
Died in prison
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Seaborn J. Crook is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Seaborn J. Crook was killed by shotgun.
Incident Location
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