Roll of Honor
Incident
Night Policeman Arucius Koon was shot and killed by a man he was attempting to arrest for being drunk and disruptive on a public street. The suspect was apprehended at Point Pleasant, West Virginia, three weeks later.
The suspect was found guilty of manslaughter March 17, 1895.
Policeman Koon was a Freemason and was survived by his wife and two children, and predeceased by his parents and two children. He is buried in New Straitsville Joint Cemetery in New Straitsville, Ohio.
Survivors
Policeman Koon was a Freemason and was survived by his wife and two children, and predeceased by his parents and two children.
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Tributes
132 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Night Policeman Koon gave the New Straitsville Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the New Straitsville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Night Policeman Arucius R. Koon 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 New Straitsville Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Arucius R. Koon's cause is highlighted.
How Arucius R. Koon Compares
Offender Outcome
Convicted of manslaughter
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Arucius R. Koon is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Arucius R. Koon was killed by handgun.
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