Anthony Siemon

Newport Police Department — Newport, KY

Felonious

End of Watch April 22, 1924

Age 30

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 7

Incident

Officer Anthony Siemon succumbed to stab wounds sustained 23 days earlier when attempting to arrest two brothers on West 5th Street.

During the arrest, the officer was stabbed. Officer Siemon was taken to Speers Hospital where he remained until he died of his wounds.

Both brothers were charged with murder after his death. The one who stabbed Officer Siemon was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to three years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Siemon served with the Newport Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Newport community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Siemon.

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

Agency

Department Newport Police Department

Location Newport, KY

Platform Identity npd.campbell.ky.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 22, 1924

Age 30

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Stabbed

Weapon Edged weapon; Knife

Offender Sentenced to 3 years

Police Officer Anthony Siemon 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%.

At Newport Police Department, 5 of 8 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 62.5% of this agency's fallen.

Newport Police Department

of 8 officers

62.5% Felonious

KY — Statewide

755

of 983 officers

76.8% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious