West Virginia State Police - Fallen Officers

Fallen Officers

Since the establishment of the West Virginia State Police, 40 officers have died in the line of duty.

Officer Date of Death Details
Private Ernest Ripley
Thursday, November 18, 1920
Gunfire
Private Charles M. Kackley
Wednesday, May 25, 1921
Gunfire
Private William L. McMillion
Tuesday, June 28, 1921
Gunfire
Private George A. Duling
Sunday, August 28, 1921
Gunfire (Accidental)
Private Howard A. Deem
Saturday, June 3, 1922
Automobile accident
Private James Shrewsbury
Thursday, July 12, 1923
Gunfire
Private Ulric C. Crawford
Friday, June 20, 1924
Gunfire
Private Theodore R. Meadows
Saturday, April 17, 1926
Motorcycle accident
Private James L. Lowe
Monday, June 28, 1926
Gunfire
Private Blake A. Michael
Sunday, May 1, 1927
Motorcycle accident
Private Arza A. Allen
Thursday, November 1, 1928
Motorcycle accident
Sergeant William Hall
Sunday, October 19, 1930
Motorcycle accident
Trooper Farley K. Litton
Friday, November 8, 1935
Motorcycle accident
Trooper Allen Henry Bennett Jeffreys
Sunday, July 16, 1939
Vehicular assault
Trooper Franklin D. Patrick
Sunday, August 27, 1939
Automobile accident
Sergeant Newton Tressel Sites
Monday, August 31, 1942
Aircraft accident
Trooper Burr White Harrison
Monday, December 3, 1945
Automobile accident
Sergeant Joseph Pierce Horne
Monday, September 9, 1946
Gunfire
Corporal Arthur M. Hurst
Friday, June 17, 1949
Drowned
Trooper Robert F. Rulong
Monday, February 10, 1958
Vehicular assault
Corporal Harry E. Robinson
Tuesday, November 27, 1962
Automobile accident
Corporal William Joseph Shrewsbury
Saturday, September 28, 1963
Gunfire
Trooper Robert Ball Noechel
Monday, November 1, 1965
Gunfire
Trooper Hugh Donald Swartz
Monday, October 5, 1970
Gunfire
Trooper First Class Thomas Dean Hercules
Wednesday, January 12, 1977
Gunfire
Trooper Charles Henry Johnson
Wednesday, January 12, 1977
Gunfire
Trooper Bruce Thompson Brown
Friday, October 14, 1977
Gunfire
Corporal Dewey C. Shrewsbury
Wednesday, October 25, 1978
Gunfire (Accidental)
Trooper Philip S. Kesner
Wednesday, November 7, 1979
Gunfire
Corporal Carlen Bill Stone
Thursday, December 16, 1982
Aircraft accident
Trooper Harry G. Lucas Jr.
Wednesday, September 12, 1984
Aircraft accident
Trooper Jonathan David Harris
Thursday, July 11, 1985
Automobile accident
Trooper William Howard Phillips
Thursday, July 30, 1987
Automobile accident
Trooper First Class James Thomas Brammer
Saturday, April 15, 1989
Gunfire
Senior Trooper Larry Gene Hacker
Friday, April 9, 1993
Gunfire
Lieutenant Charles Matthew Turner
Thursday, April 4, 1996
Aircraft accident
Senior Trooper Douglas Wayne Bland
Thursday, January 19, 1999
Automobile accident
Trooper Brian W. Linn
Friday, November 2, 2007
Automobile accident
Corporal Marshall Lee Bailey
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Gunfire
Trooper Eric M. Workman
Friday, August 31, 2012
Gunfire

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