Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Stanley was accidentally shot and killed while on duty.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Stanley served with the Sophia Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Sophia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Stanley.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Jerry Randall Stanley is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In WV, 54 of 232 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.3% of this state's fallen. That is 7.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jerry Randall Stanley's cause is highlighted.
How Jerry Randall Stanley Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jerry Randall Stanley is highlighted in Jan.