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Town Marshal

Lige Denman

Crowder Police Department — Crowder, MS

Felonious

End of Watch September 13, 1939

Age 58

Tour of Duty 12 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Town Marshal Lige Denman was shot and killed with his own service weapon while attempting to put a prisoner in a cell. The prisoner was able to disarm him and shot him four times in an attempt to escape. Marshal Denman managed to draw a second pistol from his pocket and shot and seriously wounded the man, who was captured by a posse a short time later. Marshal Denman had served with the Crowder Police Department for 12 years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Town Marshal Denman gave the Crowder Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Crowder community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Town Marshal Denman.

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

Agency

Department Crowder Police Department

Location Crowder, MS

Platform Identity crowpd.quitman.ms.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 13, 1939

Tour of Duty 12 yrs

Age 58

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Officer's handgun

Offender Apprehended

Town Marshal Lige Denman 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%.

Crowder Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

MS — Statewide

242

of 349 officers

69.3% 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. Lige Denman'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 Lige Denman 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

Apprehended

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Lige Denman is highlighted in Sep.

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. Lige Denman was killed by officer's handgun.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518