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Jacob Keltner

Case from Rockford, IL dated Mar 07, 2019

Victim Details

Jacob Keltner

Male

White / Caucasian

Rockford

IL

2019-03-07

35

Jacob

Keltner

06/30/2026

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Jacob Keltner, a 35-year-old white male, was a dedicated deputy with the McHenry County Sheriff's Department and a member of the U.S. Marshals Service Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force. On March 7, 2019, Keltner was fatally shot while attempting to serve an arrest warrant at a hotel in Rockford, Illinois. The suspect, Floyd Brown, a 43-year-old man with a long criminal record, was hiding in a third-floor hotel room when Keltner and other officers attempted to apprehend him. Brown fired mu ...
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  • Rockford Register Star: Deputy Jake Keltner shot and killed at Rockford hotel; suspect in custody
  • Deputy Dies After Shooting At Rockford Hotel; Suspected Gunman In Custody After Standoff Downstate
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    I've been thinking a lot about the impact this tragedy must have had on the Rockford community and D... ...Read More
    08/31/2023
    I'm still so deeply moved by the courage that Dep. Jacob Keltner showed on that fateful day. It's te... ...Read More
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