Special Deputy Marshal

James Roff

Felonious
End of Watch May 1, 1885
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Gender Male

Incident

Special Deputy Marshal James Roff, Deputy Marshal Jim Guy, Special Deputy Marshal Andy Roff, and Special Deputy Marshal Bill Kirksey, were shot and killed when their posse was ambushed while attempting to arrest several horse thieves near what is present day Calico Creek, Oklahoma. Two of the suspects were shot and killed and two others were charged with murder. The two suspects who were charged were acquitted.

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Special Deputy Marshal Roff 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 May 1, 1885
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

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

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1885, 62 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 121st heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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When

May 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 gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

Every cause
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His people

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

Across the years

Special Deputy Marshal James Roff

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service · End of Watch May 1, 1885

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 34-W

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