Ethelbert Wainscott

Jessamine County Sheriff's Department — Nicholasville, KY

Cardiac

End of Watch February 24, 1990

Age 59

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Deputy Ethelbert Wainscott suffered a fatal heart attack as he and two other deputies serve an arrest warrant at a man's home.

He had served with the Jessamine County Sheriff's Department for 4 years and is survived by his wife.

Survivors

He had served with the Jessamine County Sheriff's Department for 4 years and is survived by his wife.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Wainscott gave the Jessamine County Sheriff's Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Nicholasville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Wainscott.

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

Agency

Department Jessamine County Sheriff's Department

Location Nicholasville, KY

Platform Identity jcso.jessamine.ky.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 24, 1990

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

Age 59

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Deputy Sheriff Ethelbert Wainscott is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In KY, 44 of 983 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.5% of this state's fallen. That is 0.5 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At Jessamine County Sheriff's Department, 1 of 5 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 20% of this agency's fallen.

Jessamine County Sheriff's Department

of 5 officers

20% Cardiac

KY — Statewide

of 983 officers

4.5% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac