Jasper County Sheriff's Office, Missouri
End of Watch: Friday, January 4, 2002
Age: 43
Tour of Duty: 13 years
Badge Number: 95
Cause of Death: Drowned
Date of Incident: January 4, 2002
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
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.