Jake B. Richesin

Arkansas Game & Fish Commission — Little Rock, AR

Felonious

End of Watch November 3, 1945

Age 50

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 7

Incident

Game Warden Jake Richesin was shot and killed near Omaha, Arkansas while enforcing hunting laws along the state border with Missouri.

Deer season did not start in Arkansas until November 13th, 1945, and he was watching for hunters crossing from Missouri when he was struck by a rifle round in both legs. He died as he was being taken to a hospital in Harrison.

The shooting was ruled to be a hunting accident.

Game Warden Richesin was survived by his wife, daughter, brother, and four sisters. His brother served as the Boone County sheriff at the time of the incident.

Survivors

Game Warden Richesin was survived by his wife, daughter, brother, and four sisters.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Game Warden Richesin served with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.
Thank you for your service to the Little Rock community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Game Warden Richesin.

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

Agency

Department Arkansas Game & Fish Commission

Location Little Rock, AR

Platform Identity agfc.pulaski.ar.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 3, 1945

Age 50

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Rifle

Game Warden Jake B. Richesin 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 Arkansas Game & Fish Commission, 3 of 8 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 37.5% of this agency's fallen.

Arkansas Game & Fish Commission

of 8 officers

37.5% Felonious

AR — Statewide

249

of 372 officers

66.9% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious