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Incident
Deputy Sheriff Robert Bain was shot to death near Pomona Milla by a man he attempted to arrest for causing a disturbance that started with an argument over a banana.
Deputy Bain located the man near the end of the car line at the mill. The man shot him with a shotgun and then fled the area.
The subject was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death on December 15th, 1913. The sentence was later commuted to 20 years.
Deputy Bain had been sworn in as a special deputy two months earlier to provide law enforcement to the Pomona Mill Village.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and young child.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Bain served with the Guilford County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Greensboro community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Bain.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Felonious
Guilford County Sheriff's Department has lost 5 officers; 2 of them killed feloniously.
Robert is one of 385 officers killed feloniously in NC, 58% of the 664 remembered there.
Robert is one of 15,742 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Robert is one of 17,622 officers killed feloniously worldwide, 51.7% of the 34,102 remembered here.
34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1913, 4 officers in NC were killed feloniously, the 28th heaviest of 127 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 12.
In 1913, 133 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 33rd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.
In 1913, 136 officers worldwide were killed feloniously, the 38th heaviest of 265 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 516.
Who
Robert was 30. Of the 370 killed feloniously in NC whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 48; the middle age was 39. Robert had served 0.2 years; the middle length of service was 5 years.
Robert was 30. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Robert had served 0.2 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Robert was 30. Of the 15,853 killed feloniously worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38. Robert had served 0.2 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
August holds 8.1% of these deaths in NC; May holds the most, 11.4%. Saturdays: 19.5%.
August holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Saturdays: 16.3%.
August holds 8.6% of these deaths worldwide; December holds the most, 9.2%. Saturdays: 16.2%.
How
Felonious deaths account for 40% of all 5 deaths at Guilford County Sheriff's Department, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was shotgun, in 50% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 58% of all 664 deaths in NC, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was shotgun, in 13.8% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was shotgun, in 7% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 51.7% of all 34,102 deaths worldwide, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was shotgun, in 6.3% of these deaths.
His people
Guilford County Sheriff's Department has 5 officers remembered here, Robert among them.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 51-W
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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