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Deputy Marshal

Pinkney Freeman Bough

Oolitic Police Department — Oolitic, IN

Felonious

End of Watch September 23, 1922

Age 37

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Deputy Marshal Pinkney Bough was shot and killed while attempting to arrest two subjects at the Oolitic Movie Theater. Deputy Marshal Bough had asked the subjects to move their illegally parked car. When they refused, Deputy Marshal Bough told them if they did not move their car they would be arrested. When the subjects still refused, Deputy Marshal Bough attempted to arrest them. One suspect drew a gun and shot and killed Deputy Marshal Bough. Both suspects, 20 and 22, were arrested the next day. They were both convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to 2 to 21 years in prison.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Marshal Bough served with the Oolitic Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Oolitic community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Marshal Bough.

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

Agency

Department Oolitic Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Oolitic, IN

Platform Identity opd.lawrence.in.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 23, 1922

Age 37

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Deputy Marshal Pinkney Freeman Bough is one of 17,559 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 53.9% of all 32,587 officers honored here.

In IN, 311 of 504 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.7% of this state's fallen. That is 7.8 percentage points above the national rate of 53.9%.

Oolitic Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

IN — Statewide

311

of 504 officers

61.7% Felonious

Nationwide

17,559

of 32,587 officers

53.9% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Pinkney Freeman Bough's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,559 (53.9%)

Accident

10,095 (31%)

Illness

3,037 (9.3%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

334 (1%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

How Pinkney Freeman Bough Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Pinkney Freeman Bough is highlighted in Sep.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,516

May

1,504

Jun

1,442

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,517

Sep

1,491

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Pinkney Freeman Bough was killed by handgun.

Handgun

3,684

Gun

3,592

Gun; Unknown type

1,492

Shotgun

1,109

Rifle

935

Officer's handgun

909