Jesse Pratt
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Lieutenant

Jesse Pratt

Anson County Sheriff's Office — Wadesboro, NC
Accident
End of Watch September 15, 2001
Age 52
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Lieutenant Jesse Pratt was killed in an automobile crash while on duty.

He was driving on N.C. 145, near Morven, when his cruiser collided head-on with another vehicle.

Lieutenant Pratt had served with the Anson County Sheriff's Department for six years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two sons.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Lieutenant Pratt gave the Anson County Sheriff's Office 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Wadesboro community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Pratt.

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Wadesboro, Anson County, NC
Platform Identity acso.anson.nc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 15, 2001
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
Age 52
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Lieutenant Jesse Pratt is one of 10,095 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,587 officers honored here.

In NC, 205 of 664 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.9% of this state's fallen.

At Anson County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Anson County Sheriff's Office
1
of 3 officers
33.3% Accident
NC — Statewide
205
of 664 officers
30.9% Accident
Nationwide
10,095
of 32,587 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jesse Pratt's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,559 (53.9%)
Accident
10,095 (31%)
Illness
3,037 (9.3%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
334 (1%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)

How Jesse Pratt Compares

Age at End of Watch
52
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
6
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jesse Pratt is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Others Who Wore This Badge

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