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Deputy Sheriff

Nathaniel Conner

Marengo County Sheriff's Department — Linden, AL

Felonious

End of Watch January 12, 1983

Age 36

Tour of Duty 11 yrs

Badge MG-6

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1

Incident

Deputy Conner was shot and killed when he and another deputy responded to a call involving a man with a gun. The deputies located the man in a rural part of Marengo County and ordered him to exit his vehicle. As Deputy Conner reached into his patrol car to get the shotgun the man opened fire with a .22 caliber pistol, fatally wounding Deputy Conner. The suspect was apprehended and sentenced to life in prison, where he died in 2001. Deputy Conner had been with the agency for 11 and one half years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Conner gave the Marengo County Sheriff's Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Linden community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Conner.

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

Agency

Department Marengo County Sheriff's Department

Location Linden, AL

Platform Identity mcso.marengo.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 12, 1983

Tour of Duty 11 yrs

Age 36

Badge Number MG-6

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun; .22 caliber

Offender Died in prison

Deputy Sheriff Nathaniel Conner 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 Marengo County Sheriff's Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Marengo County Sheriff's Department

of 2 officers

50% Felonious

AL — Statewide

405

of 643 officers

63% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Nathaniel Conner's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Nathaniel Conner Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Years of Service

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 8.5 years

Offender Outcome

Died in prison

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Nathaniel Conner is highlighted in Jan.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Nathaniel Conner was killed by handgun; .22 caliber.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518

Others Who Wore This Badge

1 officer from Marengo County Sheriff's Department are honored on badge.nw.