Sergeant Peletiah M. Jenks
End of Watch: Mon, Oct 8th, 1883
Date of Incident: Mon, Oct 8th, 1883
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Intentional)
Service Time: 15 years
Age: 43
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and several children.
Incident
Sergeant Peletiah Jenks was shot and killed when he attempted to disarm a woman who was waving a firearm around in a vacant lot near Biddle and Eighth Streets.
He grabbed the woman from behind but she spun around and shot him at point blank range. The woman was later apprehended.
Sadie Hays was set to be hanged on January 1, 1886, but the courts granted a reprieve. On January 24, 1887, she was allowed to plead guilty to murder in the second degree, and she was sentenced to 99 years in prison
Information obtained from the Officer Down Memorial Page.
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