Roll of Honor
Incident
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, U.S. Government
Detective Sergeant Cabiness was accidentally shot and killed by Special Deputy Marshal Will Cross, of the United States Marshals Service, who mistook the officers for railroad strikers who were out to get him. Deputy Cross was killed in return gunfire by Sergenat Cabiness's partner.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Sergeant Cabiness gave the Little Rock Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Little Rock community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Sergeant Cabiness.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Sergeant John W. Cabiness is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In AR, 92 of 372 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.7% of this state's fallen. That is 6.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Little Rock Police Department, 4 of 23 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 17.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John W. Cabiness's cause is highlighted.
How John W. Cabiness Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John W. Cabiness is highlighted in Aug.
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