Roll of Honor
Incident
Constable Rhodes was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man wanted for stealing hogs. The constable spotted the man trying to hid behind some bushes alongside a road. When he ordered the man to come out the suspect opened fire with a rifle, mortally wounding him. The suspect escaped.
On May 23, 1899, an angry mob hanged three men suspected of having helped the suspect escape.
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128 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Constable Rhodes gave the Henderson County Constable's Office 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Athens community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Constable John E. Rhodes 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John E. Rhodes's cause is highlighted.
How John E. Rhodes Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. John E. Rhodes is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.