Town Marshal John T. Skaggs, Clarkson Police Department, Kentucky

Town Marshal John T. Skaggs

Clarkson Police Department, Kentucky

End of Watch Thursday, October 20, 1910

John T. Skaggs

Town Marshal John Skaggs was shot and killed in Henderson, Kentucky, while returning a prisoner to the Henderson County Jail. The prisoner had been arrested the previous week for stealing a horse in Leitchfield.

As the marshal the prison walked through Henderson's central park en route to the jail another man approached them and fatally shot the marshal. The man and the prisoner then fled the area.

The prisoner was re-arrested after a chase in Daviess County the following week.

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Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Gun; Unknown type
Offender Apprehended

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Marshal Skaggs,
On today, the 105th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of Clarkson.

R.I.P.
USBP

Anonymous
United States Border Patrol

October 20, 2015