Roll of Honor
Incident
Reserve Deputy Lawrence Barnes was struck and killed by the driver of a vehicle while directing traffic at the scene of an accident on US 50 west of Chillicothe.
The officer had served with the Ross County Sheriff's Office as a regular deputy and a reserve deputy for 30 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
30 years. You could have gone home.
Reserve Deputy Barnes gave the Ross County Sheriff's Office 30 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Chillicothe community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Reserve Deputy Barnes.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Reserve Deputy Lawrence M. Barnes, Sr. 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. Lawrence M. Barnes, Sr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Lawrence M. Barnes, Sr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Lawrence M. Barnes, Sr. is highlighted in Oct.