Athens Police Department, Ohio
End of Watch Wednesday, September 8, 1926
Add to My HeroesEdgar C. Mariner
Constable Mariner was killed while he was executing a warrant.
Constable Mariner was serving the warrant on the suspect because a woman reportedly bought alcohol there and became intoxicated. After some controversy over whether the suspect understood the nature of the warrant he made a pretense to get his glasses and picked up a gun from an oil stove and shot Mariner twice. Mariner told his son, who was accompanying him, to get help. The suspect chased the boy and fired at him, the bullet went through the boy’s shirt, but did not hurt him. Mariner then shot the suspect in the shoulder. During the jury trial the suspect was acquitted of all charges, because he claimed he did not know who Mariner was (no uniform was worn) even though the suspect understood that Mariner had a search warrant.
Constable Mariner was survived by a wife and four children.
Bio
- Age 42
- Tour 8 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Incident Date Monday, September 6, 1926
- Weapon Gun; Unknown type
- Offender Acquitted
Most Recent Reflection
View all 9 ReflectionsNEVER FORGET! On behalf of the Ohio Attorneys General Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation, we honor the dedicated service and ultimate sacrifice of Constable Edgar C. Mariner of the Athens Police Department, Ohio and the additional 85 American Peace Officers who have paid the ultimate sacrifice on this date in history.
Superintendent Joe Morbitzer
Ohio Attorney General, Bureau of Criminal Investigation
September 8, 2023
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