Pass your cursor over pic to see larger version! Click pic for full version!
Resided:
MO, USA
Born:
Unk
Fallen:
Jul. 16, 1900
Race/Sex:
Caucasian Male
Agency
Dept:
McDonald County Sheriff's Dept.
MO
USA
Dept. Type:
County/Police
Hero's Rank:
Sheriff
Sworn Date:
Unk
FBI Class:
Homicide - Gun
Weapon Class:
Firearm
On The Job:
4 years
Bio: Not Available
Fatal Incident Summary
Offender:
No Info
Location:
MO
USA
Mon. Jul. 16, 1900
Summary:
Sheriff Jarrett was shot and killed while attempting to arrest an escapee from the Pineville Jail.
The suspect gave up without a fight when Sheriff Jarrett located him at his home. He asked if he could go upstairs to get some cloths he wanted to take with him back to jail. Seeing no reason to object, Sheriff Jarrett let him go and went outside to wait. When the suspect returned he opened fire on the sheriff, killing him instantly. The suspect was later shot and killed by a posse.
Sheriff Jarrett had served with the agency for 4 years. His father was sheriff of McDonald County from 1876 to 1884
