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Marshal

James C. Jacoby

Carthage Police Department — Carthage, IL

Felonious

End of Watch February 11, 1914

Age 56

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Marshal James Jacoby was shot and killed while taking a prisoner to the village jail. The prisoner had been arrested for threatening the life of the village barber with a razor and as Marshal Jacoby and the prisoner were entering the front door to the jail, the prisoner shot Marshal Jacoby in the head. The 25-year-old suspect was arrested, convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to an indeterminate term of one to 20 years. Marshal Jacoby had served with the Carthage Police Department for one year.

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You barely got started.
Marshal Jacoby gave the Carthage Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Carthage community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Marshal Jacoby.

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

Agency

Department Carthage Police Department

Location Carthage, IL

Platform Identity cpd.hancock.il.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 11, 1914

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

Age 56

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun; .32 caliber

Offender Sentenced to one to 20 years

Marshal James C. Jacoby 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 IL, 842 of 1,318 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.9% of this state's fallen. That is 9.7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

Carthage Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

IL — Statewide

842

of 1,318 officers

63.9% 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. James C. Jacoby'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 James C. Jacoby 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

Sentenced to one to 20 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. James C. Jacoby is highlighted in Feb.

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. James C. Jacoby was killed by handgun; .32 caliber.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518