Jacob Ham, Jr.

South Carolina Highway Patrol — Blythewood, SC

Cardiac

End of Watch February 8, 1998

Age 39

Tour of Duty 19 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 51

Incident

Lance Corporal Jacob Ham suffered a fatal heart attack in Darlington County while making a traffic stop of a drunk driver in which the suspect resisted arrest. After a short foot chase, Corporal Ham arrested the suspect and returned him to the patrol car, where he suffered the heart attack. Corporal Ham had called for backup, but suffered the heart attack before it arrived.

Survivors

Corporal Ham is survived by his wife, daughter, and son.

In Our Keeping

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Lance Corporal Ham gave the South Carolina Highway Patrol 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of South Carolina. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lance Corporal Ham.

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

Agency

Department South Carolina Highway Patrol

Location Blythewood, SC

Platform Identity schp.sc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 8, 1998

Tour of Duty 19 yrs

Age 39

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Weapon Person

Offender Arrested

Lance Corporal Jacob Ham, Jr. is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In SC, 20 of 438 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.6% of this state's fallen. That is 0.6 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At South Carolina Highway Patrol, 1 of 52 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 1.9% of this agency's fallen.

South Carolina Highway Patrol

of 52 officers

1.9% Cardiac

SC — Statewide

of 438 officers

4.6% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac