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Sergeant

John Franklin Conner, Sr.

Cochran Police Dept. — Cochran, GA

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch January 22, 1972

Age 50

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Sergeant John Conner was shot and killed when he interrupted a burglary in progress. Sergeant Conner was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and the Korean War. He had served with the Cochran Police Department for eight years and had also served with the Bleckley County Sheriff's Office for two years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

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Tributes

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.
Sergeant Conner gave the Cochran Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cochran community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Cochran Police Dept.

Location Cochran, GA

Platform Identity cpd.bleckley.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 22, 1972

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Age 50

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Not available

Military Service

John Franklin Conner, Sr. served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Sergeant John Franklin Conner, Sr. 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%.

Cochran Police Dept.

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

GA — Statewide

548

of 903 officers

60.7% 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. John Franklin Conner, Sr.'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 John Franklin Conner, Sr. Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Years of Service

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 8.5 years

Offender Outcome

Not available

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. John Franklin Conner, Sr. is highlighted in Jan.

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. John Franklin Conner, Sr. 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