Roll of Honor
Incident
Turnkey John Manning was accidentally shot and killed by the jail matron as he attempted to prevent a prisoner from escaping.
Turnkey Manning had served with the Wapello County Sheriff's Office for five months.
John, On today, the 140th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of Wapello. There is no tougher job in Law Enforcement than that of a Corrections/Detention Officer.
BPA Mike Casey United States Border Patrol(Retired) January 2nd, 2024
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142 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Turnkey Manning served with the Wapello County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Ottumwa community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Turnkey John Manning is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In IA, 71 of 226 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.4% of this state's fallen. That is 0.4 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Manning's cause is highlighted.
How John Manning Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Manning is highlighted in Jan.