Roll of Honor
William Kenneth Chadwell
Incident
Deputy William Chadwell was killed when he was struck by a vehicle while attempting to clear a fallen tree from Stout Road, in Washington Township.
He was off duty, en route to a private residence when he came upon the tree. He reported into dispatch and requested assistance from on duty deputies to remove it. As he waited for the other deputies to arrive, a vehicle struck the tree, knocking it into Deputy Chadwell. Deputy Chadwell was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries a short time later.
Deputy Chadwell was a U.S Army veteran and had served with the Pickaway County Sheriff's Office for eight years.
NEVER FORGET! Honoring the dedicated service of Deputy Sheriff William Kenneth Chadwell of the Pickaway County Sheriff’s Office, Ohio and the additional 118 peace officers who have paid the ultimate sacrifice on this date in history.
Superintendent Joe Morbitzer (Retired) Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation December 24th, 2025
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy Sheriff Chadwell gave the Pickaway County Sheriff's Office 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Circleville community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Military Service
William Kenneth Chadwell served in the Army (1961â1963) before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Sheriff William Kenneth Chadwell is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Kenneth Chadwell's cause is highlighted.
How William Kenneth Chadwell Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William Kenneth Chadwell is highlighted in Dec.