Roll of Honor
Incident
Constable Mariner was killed while he was executing a warrant. Constable Mariner was serving the warrant on the suspect because a woman reportedly bought alcohol there and became intoxicated. After some controversy over whether the suspect understood the nature of the warrant he made a pretense to get his glasses and picked up a gun from an oil stove and shot Mariner twice. Mariner told his son, who was accompanying him, to get help. The suspect chased the boy and fired at him, the bullet went through the boy’s shirt, but did not hurt him. Mariner then shot the suspect in the shoulder. During the jury trial the suspect was acquitted of all charges, because he claimed he did not know who Mariner was (no uniform was worn) even though the suspect understood that Mariner had a search warrant.
Survivors
Constable Mariner was survived by a wife and four children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Mariner gave the Athens Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Athens community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Mariner.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Constable Edgar C. Mariner 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 OH, 572 of 991 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.7% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Athens Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edgar C. Mariner's cause is highlighted.
How Edgar C. Mariner Compares
Offender Outcome
Acquitted
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Edgar C. Mariner is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Edgar C. Mariner was killed by gun; unknown type.
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