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Constable

General Jackson Anderson

Wayne County Constable's Office — Monticello, KY

Felonious

End of Watch August 21, 1936

Age 45

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Constable General Anderson succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained the previous day when he was shot while attempting to arrest a man who was disrupting the county drainage system near Pueblo, Kentucky. The subject opened fire on him with a shotgun, fatally wounding him. The man was charged with murder. He was sentenced to 12 years in prison following a second trial, but appealed the verdict. A third trial resulted in a hung jury and he was released. Constable Anderson had served as a county constable for five years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and nine children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Anderson gave the Wayne County Constable's Office 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Monticello community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Anderson.

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

Agency

Department Wayne County Constable's Office

Location Monticello, KY

Platform Identity wcco.wayne.ky.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 21, 1936

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Age 45

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Shotgun

Offender Arrested

Constable General Jackson Anderson 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 KY, 755 of 983 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 76.8% of this state's fallen. That is 22.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

Wayne County Constable's Office

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

KY — Statewide

755

of 983 officers

76.8% 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. General Jackson Anderson'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 General Jackson Anderson 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

Arrested

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. General Jackson Anderson is highlighted in Aug.

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. General Jackson Anderson was killed by shotgun.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518