Roll of Honor
Incident
Town Marshal William Arendale was shot and killed while attempting to protect a prisoner from being lynched.
The man had been arrested earlier in the evening following a disturbance at a store. After arresting him, Marshal Arendale placed the man in the town jail. A short time later he removed the man from the cell to transport him to the jail in Sumner. As they walked to the Yazoo and Mississippi Valey Railroad station they were approached by family members of the other party in the disturbance who opened fire on the prisoner.
Marshal Arendale returned fire, killing one of the men before being killed himself. The prisoner also suffered fatal gunshot wounds. The surviving family member fled the area.
Marshal Arendale was survived by his wife and infant son.
Survivors
Marshal Arendale was survived by his wife and infant son.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Town Marshal Arendale served with the Tutwiler Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Tutwiler community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Town Marshal Arendale.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Town Marshal William Hampton Arendale, Sr. 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 MS, 242 of 349 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.3% of this state's fallen. That is 15.1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Hampton Arendale, Sr.'s cause is highlighted.
How William Hampton Arendale, Sr. Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. William Hampton Arendale, Sr. is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. William Hampton Arendale, Sr. was killed by gun; unknown type.