Officer Rank: Patrolman
Memorial Panel: 42-W: 28
Department: Louisville, Kentucky, P.D.
End of Watch: 07/07/1890
Cause: BEAT
Age: Unk
Length of Service: 7
Patrolman Roberts was struck and punched in the neck as he attempted to arrest an intoxicated man who was causing a public disturbance. Patrolman Roberts sustained a broken neck and died at the scene. The suspect turned himself in to authorities.