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Deputy Sheriff Jack Fennell | Ontario County Sheriff's Office, New York
Ontario County Sheriff's Office, New York

Deputy Sheriff

Jack Fennell

Ontario County Sheriff's Office, New York

End of Watch: Friday, August 31, 1951

Biographical Info

Age: 41
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: June 4, 1951
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Died in prison

Deputy Fennell succumbed to gunshot wounds received almost three months earlier while trying to stop four suspects who had just robbed a filling station attendant of $250 on Route 20 near Canandaigua. All four suspects were captured a short time later at a roadblock in Geneva after an exchange of gunfire with police.

One of the suspects admitted that he killed Deputy Fennell. He was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life on November 16, 1951. He died in prison on March 10, 1982.