Customs Inspector

John Stout

Felonious
End of Watch January 21, 1814
Age 33
Tour of Duty 4 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Customs Inspector John Stout was shot and killed near Barataria, Louisiana, while attempting to arrest the notorious pirate Jean Lafitte during a slave auction.

In December 1914 Lafitte's brother and many of his men were pardoned after agreeing to defend New Orleans and the Mississippi River from a British invasion during the ongoing War of 1812.

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212 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Customs Inspector Stout served with the United States Department of the Treasury.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usdtuscsfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 21, 1814
Tour of Duty 4 mo
Age 33
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Gunfire
Weapon Rifle

The Sacrifice · Felonious

John is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1814, 2 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 190th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

John was 33. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. John had served 0.3 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

January holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 14.3%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was rifle, in 5.9% of these deaths.

Every cause
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His people

United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service has 94 officers remembered here, John among them.

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Where

Customs Inspector John Stout

United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service · End of Watch January 21, 1814

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 57-E

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