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Incident
Deputy Sheriff J.P. Chandler was shot and killed in Tyronza, Arkansas, while attempting to serve an arrest warrant that had been issued in Alabama on a subject for shooting another man.
Deputy Chandler was waiting at the backdoor of the subject's residence. As a second deputy entered the front door, the brother of the wanted man opened fire on Deputy Chandler, killing him, before he fled.
The suspect remained at large until May 1913 when he was arrested in Missouri. He had recently been released from the Alabama Penitentiary where he was serving a life sentence for murder. He was pardoned because he had tuberculosis and was not likely to live much longer. His brother, whom the officers were trying to arrest, was wanted in Alabama for murder. He was convicted of Sheriff Chandler's murder and hanged March 12, 1914.
JP Chandler was James P Chandler born Sept 1855 in Georgia to James M. And Lucinda Womack Chandler. He died 7 Jan 1912 . He is buried at Whitton Cemetery, Whitton, Mississippi, Arkansas. His wife and son William Robert are also buried there. His wife's name was Narah Ann Wade 1865-1936, they married 1881. His children were Leola, Ada, Jessie, Wm Robert and Ella. In 1910 he was also raising his granddaughter Irene Oliver 2, and grandson Harris Smith 1 year old.
William Holmes Poinsett County Sheriff Department January 27th, 2018
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Chandler served with the Poinsett County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Harrisburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Chandler.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff J. P. Chandler 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 AR, 249 of 372 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.9% of this state's fallen. That is 12.7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Poinsett County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 3 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. J. P. Chandler's cause is highlighted.
How J. P. Chandler Compares
Offender Outcome
Executed in 1914
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. J. P. Chandler is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. J. P. Chandler was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
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