Frank James Sias

Logan County Sheriff's Office — Logan, WV

Felonious

End of Watch August 22, 1920

Age 23

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Frank Sias was shot and killed while confronting three men who were causing a disturbance near Man, West Virginia.

Three drunk subjects were shooting their guns aimlessly. Deputy Sias was walking along the railroad tracks when he heard the commotion and went to investigate. As he approached them one of the men shot him in the abdomen. He was taken to a hospital in Logan where he died early the next morning.

Two subjects were quickly arrested. It is not known if the man who shot Deputy Sias was ever apprehended.

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

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

Agency

Department Logan County Sheriff's Office

Location Logan, WV

Platform Identity lcso.logan.wv.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 22, 1920

Age 23

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Handgun

Offender Arrested

Deputy Sheriff Frank James Sias 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 WV, 169 of 232 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 72.8% of this state's fallen. That is 18.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Logan County Sheriff's Office, 5 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Logan County Sheriff's Office

of 5 officers

100% Felonious

WV — Statewide

169

of 232 officers

72.8% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious