Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Jerry Ivey was shot and killed by a subject armed with a Browning high-powered 9-mm semi-automatic pistol after he attempted to stop a car used in a robbery moments earlier. Patrolman Ivey stopped the driver at the Triplett Service Station at 9th Street north of US 81. The subject exited his vehicle and sprayed Patrolman Ivey with mace, and the two exchanged gunfire. The man struck Patrolman Ivey three times before Patrolman Ivey returned gunfire, striking the subject in the knee. The man fled but was apprehended shortly thereafter. Patrolman Ivey was transported to Ashbury Hospital, where he succumbed to his wounds. The suspect pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced to life. On July 19, 1977, he escaped from prison. Six days later, a family of three found themselves at the mercy of the suspect when they stopped to give him aid after the stolen car he was driving broke down near Washington, Illinois. At gunpoint, the suspect forced the man and his wife to drive him to a Ramada Inn in Bloomington. After he bound and gagged the man he attempted to rape the couples five year-old little girl. The woman was able to grab the suspect's gun, free her husband, and then they both beat him into submission. The suspect was returned to prison, where he died January 2, 1984. Patrolman Ivey was a United States Army Vietnam War veteran and had served with the Salina Police Department for five years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three 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.
Patrolman Ivey gave the Salina Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Salina 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Jerry R. Ivey served in the Army (1965â1968) before joining law enforcement.
Patrolman Jerry R. Ivey 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 KS, 237 of 335 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 70.7% of this state's fallen. That is 16.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Salina Police Department, 3 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jerry R. Ivey's cause is highlighted.
How Jerry R. Ivey Compares
Offender Outcome
Died in prison
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jerry R. Ivey is highlighted in Jun.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Jerry R. Ivey was killed by handgun; 9 mm.
Incident Location
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