Roll of Honor
Incident
Town Sergeant Milton Seaton succumbed to a stab wound sustained one week earlier.
A male had been arrested by the sergeant for being drunk and disorderly. On the advice of a town council member, the prisoner was released and told to go home for the night. However, after leaving the jail, the male and his brother located Town Sergeant Seaton at Adam's Store, at the intersection of Madison Street and Washington Street.
The brother then stabbed the officer in the abdomen with a doubled-edged dirk.
The two brothers fled Middleburg later in the night. The brother who acted as the accomplice was arrested in Washington, DC, on January 6th, 1900. He was convicted of murder and sentenced to 18 years in prison, but was pardoned by the governor after serving a short sentence. The brother who stabbed Town Sergeant Seaton was arrested in Ohio in June of 1908.
A male had been arrested by the sergeant for being drunk and disorderly. On the advice of a town council member, the prisoner was released and told to go home for the night. However, after leaving the jail, the male and his brother located Town Sergeant Seaton at Adam's Store, at the intersection of Madison Street and Washington Street.
Town Sgt. Seaton, On today, the 125th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of Middleburg.
BPA Mike Casey United States Border Patrol(Retired) December 2nd, 2024
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Town Sergeant Seaton served with the Middleburg Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Middleburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Town Sergeant Henry Milton Seaton 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 VA, 395 of 654 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. Henry Milton Seaton's cause is highlighted.
How Henry Milton Seaton Compares
Offender Outcome
Arrested in 1908
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Henry Milton Seaton is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Henry Milton Seaton was killed by edged weapon; dirk.