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Sheriff

Joseph Rogers

McLeod County Sheriff's Department — Glencoe, MN

Felonious

End of Watch June 26, 1896

Age 41

Tour of Duty 9 yrs

Badge 1

The Vigil Panel 13 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Sheriff Joseph Rogers was shot and killed as he and a deputy attempted to arrest two men they encountered on a road near Glencoe Township. When Sheriff Rogers told the men he was going to arrest them one of them fired at the Sheriff. After Sheriff Rogers returned fire the men again fired, striking Sheriff Rogers in the chest. The deputy went to get help and Sheriff Rogers was shot several more times. The suspects were apprehended by a posse in a swamp the next day and were lynched. Sheriff Rogers had been marshal of Glencoe for 7 years before being elected Sheriff in 1894.

Survivors

He was survived by his mother, father, and sister; he is buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Glencoe, Mcleod County, Minnesota.

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Tributes

130 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Sheriff Rogers gave the McLeod County Sheriff's Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Glencoe community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department McLeod County Sheriff's Department

Location Glencoe, MN

Platform Identity mcso.mcleod.mn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 26, 1896

Tour of Duty 9 yrs

Age 41

Badge Number 1

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Rifle

Offender Lynched

Sheriff Joseph Rogers 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 MN, 173 of 293 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59% of this state's fallen. That is 4.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

McLeod County Sheriff's Department

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

MN — Statewide

173

of 293 officers

59% 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. Joseph Rogers'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 Joseph Rogers 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

Lynched

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph Rogers is highlighted in Jun.

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. Joseph Rogers was killed by rifle.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518