Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff George Heiser was shot and killed while attempting to arrest the suspect wanted for murdering Officer Albert Peterson of the Scottsbluff Police Department one week earlier.
Four days later, members of a posse shot and killed the suspect.
Sheriff Heiser had served with the Keith County Sheriff's Office for 5 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff Heiser gave the Keith County Sheriff's Office 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Ogallala community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Heiser.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff George Nichols Heiser 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 NE, 97 of 151 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 64.2% of this state's fallen. That is 10 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. George Nichols Heiser's cause is highlighted.
How George Nichols Heiser Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. George Nichols Heiser is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.