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Deputy Constable

Isaac L. Roberts

Cochise County Constable's Office - Tombstone Justice Court — Bisbee, AZ

Felonious

End of Watch March 6, 1884

Age 54

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Deputy Constable Isaac Roberts was shot and killed while attempting to serve court papers on a man for lot jumping. The suspect was arrested and sentenced to five years for manslaughter. Deputy Constable Roberts had been appointed to the position of Deputy Constable and Tax Collector prior to the time of his murder.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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Tributes

142 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Deputy Constable Roberts served with the Cochise County Constable's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Bisbee community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Cochise County Constable's Office - Tombstone Justice Court

Location Bisbee, AZ

Platform Identity cccotjcco.cochise.az.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 6, 1884

Age 54

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Sentenced to 5 years

Deputy Constable Isaac L. Roberts 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 AZ, 204 of 330 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.8% of this state's fallen. That is 7.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

Cochise County Constable's Office - Tombstone Justice Court

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

AZ — Statewide

204

of 330 officers

61.8% 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. Isaac L. Roberts'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 Isaac L. Roberts Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Offender Outcome

Sentenced to 5 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Isaac L. Roberts is highlighted in Mar.

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. Isaac L. Roberts was killed by gun; unknown type.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518