City Marshal John Swearingen, Jefferson Police Department, Iowa

City Marshal John Swearingen

Jefferson Police Department, Iowa

End of Watch Saturday, June 21, 1902

John Swearingen

Marshal Swearingen was shot and killed while attempting to serve an arrest warrant on a man for assault. When the man initially refused to surrender his friends attempted to talk him out of his home. After waiting a day Marshal Swearingen tried to arrest him again and was shot in the neck. A posse shot and killed the suspect in his home.

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Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Gun; Unknown type
Offender Shot and killed

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Time may have passed but you are not forgotten. I believe as long as someone remembers you or speaks your name, you are still with us.
Thank you for your heroism.
GOD Bless

Detention Officer A.Zambito
Texas

June 21, 2015