Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Archie Jacobs was killed when his patrol car collided with another car at a rural intersection during a zero-visibility blizzard near the intersection of the Kansas, Colorado, and Oklahoma state lines. He had served with the Morton County Sheriff's Office for two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, mother, and father.
In Our Keeping
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
Honored here by 1 sentinel - 1 tribute.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Jacobs gave the Morton County Sheriff's Office 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Elkhart community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Jacobs.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Archie K. Jacobs 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 KS, 66 of 335 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 19.7% of this state's fallen. That is 11.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Morton County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Archie K. Jacobs's cause is highlighted.
How Archie K. Jacobs Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Archie K. Jacobs is highlighted in Nov.
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