Jacob Anderson Ratliff

Falls County Sheriff's Office — Marlin, TX

Felonious

End of Watch June 3, 1906

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 5

Incident

Mack Bazee, aka Mat Bazy, entered a saloon in the town of Perry and "began to rough house." When ordered to stop by the owner, Bazee fired a shot at the owner. Deputy Sheriff Jacob A. Ratliff heard the gunshot and entered the saloon to investigate. As he stepped inside, Bazee shot the deputy sheriff in the right hip and critically wounded him. Bazee fled the scene but was shot and killed by citizens. Ratliff died from his wounds the next day.

Ratliff was survived by his wife and two children. He was buried in an unmarked grave in the Riesel City Cemetery in McLennan County.

Survivors

Ratliff was survived by his wife and two children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Ratliff served with the Falls County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Marlin community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Ratliff.

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

Agency

Department Falls County Sheriff's Office

Location Marlin, TX

Platform Identity fcso.falls.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 3, 1906

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Unknown weapon

Offender Killed by citizens

Deputy Sheriff Jacob Anderson Ratliff 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 TX, 1,463 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Falls County Sheriff's Office, 5 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 83.3% of this agency's fallen.

Falls County Sheriff's Office

of 6 officers

83.3% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,463

of 2,421 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious