Robert Logan

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service — Washington, DC

Felonious

End of Watch March 9, 1915

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 312

Incident

Deputy Marshal Logan was shot and killed by a man who was seeking revenge against him. The man had previously been shot and wounded by Deputy Marshal Logan during an arrest when the deputy marshal served as a sheriff's deputy for LeFlore County, Oklahoma. The suspect observed Deputy Marshal Logan walking down Main Street in Wister, Oklahoma, when he shot him with a shotgun. He was convicted of first degree manslaughter and sentenced to 18 years. He was paroled on November 4, 1921.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Logan served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy U.S. Marshal Logan.

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

Agency

Department United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service

Location Washington, DC

Platform Identity usms.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 9, 1915

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Shotgun

Offender Paroled in 1921

Deputy U.S. Marshal Robert Logan 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 DC, 754 of 1,419 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, 251 of 313 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80.2% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service

251

of 313 officers

80.2% Felonious

DC — Statewide

754

of 1,419 officers

53.1% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious