Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Mark Wildes was shot and killed while attempting to arrest the son of a wealthy rancher for evading the draft. The suspect fled but was tracked by an Indian tracker and shot and killed. Sheriff Wildes, who took office in January 1917, was still in his first two-year term when he was murdered.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Sheriff Wildes gave the Churchill County Sheriff's Office 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Fallon community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Wildes.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff Mark L. Wildes 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 NV, 81 of 145 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 55.9% of this state's fallen. That is 1.7 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. Mark L. Wildes's cause is highlighted.
How Mark L. Wildes Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Mark L. Wildes is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Mark L. Wildes was killed by gun; unknown type.