Officer Line-of-Duty Deaths
West Virginia
Line-of-duty deaths of officers serving West Virginia agencies, 2005 to 2026. Source: Officer Down Memorial Page. COVID-19 and 9/11-related illness are excluded from the headline figures.
Deaths (excl. COVID and 9/11)
16
1 COVID-19 and 0 9/11 deaths excluded
Per Million Residents
8.9
2020 Census population
National Rank
#20
of 51, by per-million
Gunfire Share
56%
Of displayed deaths
Deaths by Year
Line-of-duty deaths per year in West Virginia.
By Cause
Share of all recorded deaths including COVID-19 and 9/11 illness where present.
By Agency Type
Which kinds of agency lost officers.
Most Recent Line-of-Duty Deaths
The most recent officers from West Virginia agencies. Each name links to their ODMP memorial.
| 2025 | Sarah Diane Beckstrom | Specialist | Gunfire | United States Department of Defense - Army National Guard - West Virginia Army National Guard |
| 2023 | Cory Maynard | Sergeant | Gunfire | West Virginia State Police |
| 2022 | Thomas E. Baker, III | Deputy Sheriff | Gunfire | Nicholas County Sheriff's Department |
| 2021 | Adam Ray Arbogast | Code Enforcement Officer | COVID19 | Parsons Police Department |
| 2021 | Michael Andrew Sillman | Home Confinement Officer | Heart attack | Marion County Sheriff's Office |
| 2020 | Cassie Marie Johnson | Patrolman | Gunfire | Charleston Police Department |
| 2017 | Aaron Lloyd Crook | Lieutenant | Vehicle pursuit | Bluefield Police Department |
| 2016 | John Arthur Eckerson | Captain | Exposure to toxins | Hampshire County Sheriff's Office |
| 2016 | Joseph George Portaro | First Sergeant | Heart attack | West Virginia State Police |
| 2013 | Eugene Crum | Sheriff | Gunfire | Mingo County Sheriff's Office |
| 2012 | Eric Michael Workman | Trooper | Gunfire | West Virginia State Police |
| 2012 | Marshall Lee Bailey | Corporal | Gunfire | West Virginia State Police |
Methodology
Source: the Officer Down Memorial Page. Counts cover officers serving West Virginia agencies whose end of watch fell in 2005through 2026, K9 records excluded. Per-million uses 2020 Census population.
COVID-19 and 9/11-related illness are excluded from the headline figures because ODMP counts both as line of duty and each is a one-time-event tail. COVID dominated 2020 and 2021. The 9/11 cancers concentrate in New York for a 2001 event. Toggle either back on in the charts. Other illness such as heart attacks stays in.