Constable

Sadosa Connellee Jr.

Scott County Constable's Office — Georgetown, KY
Felonious
End of Watch June 25, 1888
Age 31
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Gender Male

Incident

Constable Sadosa Connellee was shot and killed while attempting to serve a summons regarding an unpaid debt.

The subject who murdered Constable Connellee was convicted of murder and sentenced to 13 years in prison.

Constable Connellee served as constable of the Big Eagle Precinct.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and five children.

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138 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Constable Connellee served with the Scott County Constable's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Georgetown community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Georgetown, Scott County, KY
Platform Identity scco.scott.ky.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 25, 1888
Age 31
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Gunfire
Weapon Shotgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Sadosa 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 1888, 60 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 126th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Sadosa was 31. 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.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

June holds 8.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.8%.

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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 shotgun, in 7% of these deaths.

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His people

Scott County Constable's Office has 2 officers remembered here, Sadosa among them.

Constable Sadosa Connellee Jr.

Scott County Constable's Office · End of Watch June 25, 1888

Where the Name Is Cut

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