Type of Officer: Special AgentJurisdiction: Santa Fe RailroadCounty: SedgwickDeath Date: 4/30/1975Added to Memorial: 2009Circumstances of Death: GunshotSanta Fe Railroad Special Agent Jimmie Allen Barnett was patrolling for trespassers on the elevated overpass tracks...
Type of Officer: Police OfficerJurisdiction: TopekaCounty: ShawneeDeath Date: 11/1/1974Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: Air AccidentOfficer Hodd was killed while on patrol in his police helicopter. The drive shaft broke, causing the helicopter to crash....
Type of Officer: Sheriff DetectiveJurisdiction: Sedgwick CountyCounty: SedgwickDeath Date: 10/31/1974Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotIn an attempt to escape, a county prisoner seized a police officer’s gun. During the ensuing scuffle, the officer...
Type of Officer: Corrections OfficerJurisdiction: US PenitentiaryCounty: LeavenworthDeath Date: 11/14/1922Added to Memorial: 2006Circumstances of Death: GunshotCorrections Officer John W. Johnson was fatally stabbed by an inmate while working on the third tier of “B”...
Type of Officer: Game WardenJurisdiction: NewtonCounty: HarveyDeath Date: 5/8/1974Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotWarden Nonnast and another game warden were patrolling the Arkansas River investigating reported illegal snagging and hand fishing....
Type of Officer: Kansas Highway PatrolJurisdiction: TopekaCounty: ShawneeDeath Date: 10/2/1973Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotTrooper Thornton stopped to investigate a hitchhiker on I-70 east of Topeka, unaware that the man was wanted in New York...
