Deputy U.S. Marshal

William T. Bentz

Felonious
End of Watch February 22, 1872
Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Marshal Bentz was shot and killed while standing outside of the Flint Courthouse in the Going Snake District of Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma). He had just arrested several men for assaulting other federal officers. A Cherokee deputy sheriff approached Marshal Bentz and shot him. After doing so a man emerged from the courthouse and shot Marshal Bentz in the chest with his own gun as he lay on the ground.

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154 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Bentz served with the United States Department of Justice.
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 usms.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 22, 1872
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

William is one of 15,742 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1872, 32 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 154th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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When

February holds 7.4% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Thursdays: 14%.

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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 gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

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His people

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service has at least 120 officers remembered here, William among them.

Across the years

Deputy U.S. Marshal William T. Bentz

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service · End of Watch February 22, 1872

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 61-W

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