Roll of Honor
Jacob G. Owens
Incident
Deputy Marshal Jacob Owens and seven other deputy marshals were shot and killed as he and a group of ten marshals attempted to arrest a man for murdering a married couple. The suspect was being tried in an Indian court since the murdered woman was Indian. As the deputies approached the courthouse, which was being held in a schoolhouse, several Indians exited and opened fire on them, killing eight of the ten marshals. The incident was named the Going Snake Massacre. Deputy Marshal Owens succumbed to his injuries several hours after the incident. Several Indians were arrested and charged with murder. The U.S. Government dropped all the charges due to a lack of evidence and witnesses refusing to testify. He was a Confederate Civil War Veteran who was a sergeant with the 15th Arkansas Infantry, Company F.
Survivors
Deputy Marshal Owens was survived by his wife and four children.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Owens served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Jacob G. Owens served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Jacob G. Owens is one of 17,558 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 53.9% of all 32,585 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 0.8 percentage points below the national rate of 53.9%.
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.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jacob G. Owens's cause is highlighted.
How Jacob G. Owens Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jacob G. Owens is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Jacob G. Owens was killed by rifle.
Military Service
Jacob G. Owens served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
His full service record — units, decorations, where he served — is kept on salute.nw.
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