U.S. Navy · United States 
Scott Arner
2002
Scott Arner served the U.S. Navy.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
What Happened
Sergeant Scott Arner drowned while performing an investigation in an ice-covered mine pit on North Thicket Road.
The water-filled mine shaft was approximately 40-feet deep and had been used as a location for criminals to abandon stolen cars. After Sergeant Arner's body was recovered, he was flown to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Sergeant Arner was a U.S. Navy veteran and had served with the Jasper County Sheriff's Department for 13 years.
God rest his soul.
Sgt. Robert A. Henne
Jersey City PD/Ret.
June 30th, 2025
The water-filled mine shaft was approximately 40-feet deep and had been used as a location for criminals to abandon stolen cars. After Sergeant Arner's body was recovered, he was flown to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Sergeant Arner was a U.S. Navy veteran and had served with the Jasper County Sheriff's Department for 13 years.
God rest his soul.
Sgt. Robert A. Henne
Jersey City PD/Ret.
June 30th, 2025
Service Record
U.S. Navy
Also Served
Jasper County Sheriff's Office
Sergeant
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