unheralded hero
deputy thomas clancy
Death Classification: Line of Duty Death
Agency: Wayne County Sheriff's Office
Rank: Deputy
Badge: Unknown
Served: Three Years
Unit of Assignment / Detail:
Location of Incident (Present Day): Campus Martius, Detroit, Michigan
Cause of Death: Vehicular Assault
Age at Time of Death:
Timeline
Date of Birth: Unknown
Date of Appointment: Unknown
Date of Incident: 1 May 1860
End of Watch: 5 May 1860
Date of Interment: 7 May 1860
Unheralded Hero Investigation Began: 22 December 2020
Accepted By Agency: 23 December 2020
Approved By National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial: 1 February 2022
Interment Details
Cemetery: Mount Elliott Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan
Grave Location: Unknown 
Interment Disposition: Burial
Service
Military Service: No Military Service
Memorial Details
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Wall: Panel 58 West Line 33
Officer Down Memorial Page: Listed
Memorial at the American Police Hall of Fame & Museum: Not Listed
Michigan Law Enforcement Officers Memorial: Not Listed
Michigan Fallen Heroes Memorial: Not Listed
Wayne County First Responders Memorial: Not Listed
Incident & Biographic Details
Deputy Sheriff Thomas Clancy succumbed to injuries sustained four days earlier when he was kicked by a horse while attempting to make an arrest.
A man was drunk and acting disorderly while in a drugstore on Monroe Street, near city hall. Deputy Clancy was in the process of arresting him when the man broke free and jumped onto his horse-drawn wagon on Campus Martius. Deputy Clancy attempted to stop the horses but was kicked in the face by one of them suffering severe injuries. He succumbed to his injuries four days later.The man was charged with manslaughter, but the charges were dismissed at trial.Deputy Clancy had served with the Wayne County Sheriff's Office for three years.