Jamestown Police Department, Ohio
End of Watch: Saturday, February 22, 1823
Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Incident: February 21, 1823
Weapon Used: Edged weapon; Knife
Suspect Info: Life in prison
Constable Jacob Dearduff died from a stab wound he received when he attempted to arrest a suspect.
Constable Dearduff and another Constable were attempting to arrest a suspect when the subject pulled out a knife and stabbed Constable Dearduff between the ribs. The other Constable shot and wounded the subject. Constable Dearduff died the next day from his wound.
The subject was convicted of murder and spent the rest of his life in prison.
Constable Dearduff was survived by his wife.