Roll of Honor
Incident
City Marshal Mike Aspinwall was shot and killed in front of the Baxley Banking Company in downtown Baxley by a man he had arrested the previous day for fighting with another man.
After being released, the man began to drink and made several threats against Marshal Aspinwall. He retrieved a pistol from his home and then went back into town to look for Marshal Aspinwall. The two encountered each other in front of the bank at about 6:00 pm. The man told the unarmed marshal that he had arrested him for no reason and then shot him multiple times.
A posse of citizens chased the man and one of them critically wounded him with a rifle shot. He died in a local hospital two weeks later.
Marshal Aspinwall was survived by his wife and three children.
Survivors
Marshal Aspinwall was survived by his wife and three children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
City Marshal Aspinwall served with the Baxley Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Baxley community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, City Marshal Aspinwall.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
City Marshal Mike Aspinwall 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 GA, 548 of 903 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.7% of this state's fallen. That is 6.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Baxley Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Mike Aspinwall's cause is highlighted.
How Mike Aspinwall Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Mike Aspinwall is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Mike Aspinwall was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
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