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City Marshal

Augustus W. Pease

Thayer Police Department — Thayer, MO

Felonious

End of Watch April 17, 1931

Age 44

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Marshal Pease succumbed to gunshot wounds received three days earlier while conducting raid. He had banged on a door and identified himself as an officer. The suspect inside opened fire through the door, striking Marshal Pease in the chest and stomach. The suspect was sentenced to 20 years.

Survivors

Marshal Pease was survived by his wife, son, and two stepchildren.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
City Marshal Pease served with the Thayer Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Thayer community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, City Marshal Pease.

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

Agency

Department Thayer Police Department

Location Thayer, MO

Platform Identity tpd.oregon.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 17, 1931

Age 44

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Sentenced to 20 years

City Marshal Augustus W. Pease 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 MO, 516 of 813 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.5% of this state's fallen. That is 9.3 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

Thayer Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

MO — Statewide

516

of 813 officers

63.5% 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. Augustus W. Pease'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 Augustus W. Pease Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Offender Outcome

Sentenced to 20 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Augustus W. Pease is highlighted in Apr.

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. Augustus W. Pease was killed by gun; unknown type.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518