Jacob Keltner

Death by Force

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 ...Read More

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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