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Marshal

Mounts Story

Sweet Home Police Department — Sweet Home, OR

Felonious

End of Watch November 25, 1920

Age 78

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Marshal Mounts Story succumbed to injuries sustained on September 6th, 1920, while attempting to arrest several men for being drunk in public.

The men had come into town to celebrate Labor Day and had become drunk in the Sweet Home Hotel. The men assaulted Marshal Story when he attempted to arrest them.

He suffered severe injuries and died as a result on November 25th, 1920. Three men were charged with second-degree murder following his death. One man was convicted of manslaughter and severed a year in prison.

Rest in peace Marshal Story.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis November 25th, 2021

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Marshal Story served with the Sweet Home Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Sweet Home community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Marshal Story.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Sweet Home Police Department

Location Sweet Home, OR

Platform Identity shpd.linn.or.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 25, 1920

Age 78

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Assault

Weapon Person

Offender Served 1 year

Marshal Mounts Story 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 OR, 115 of 197 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 58.4% of this state's fallen. That is 4.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

Sweet Home Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

OR — Statewide

115

of 197 officers

58.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Mounts Story's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Mounts Story Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Offender Outcome

Served 1 year

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Mounts Story is highlighted in Nov.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Mounts Story was killed by person.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518