Antonio Perez / baiduhaiPolice personal investigate the scene of the fatal shooting of a McHenry County Sheriff's deputy outside the Extended Stay America in Rockford, March 8, 2019.
Chris Sweda / baiduhaiKristin Ballard of Rockford stands in support of police officers and firefighters while attending a procession for fallen McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner as his body arrives at the Winnebago County Coroner's Office in Rockford, on Thursday, March 7, 2019.
Photo by Rich ChapmanSheriff Bill Prim remembers his deputy during funeral services for McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner at Woodstock North High School on March 13, 2019.
Antonio Perez/baiduhaiLaw enforcement pose for a photo by their photographer near the squad car of Deputy Jacob Keltner as they arrive for the funeral services of Keltner at Woodstock North High School on March 13, 2019.
Chris Sweda / baiduhaiA police car procession snakes down East State St. for fallen McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner as his body arrives at the Winnebago County Coroner's Office in Rockford, on Thursday, March 7, 2019.
John J. Kim / baiduhaiPolice academy cadets arrive at DeFiore Funeral Home to attend the visitation for McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner March 12, 2019, in Huntley.
Photo by Rich ChapmanHoward Keltner is consoled by his wife, Helen, during funeral services for their son, McHenry County Deputy Sheriff Jacob Keltner, at Woodstock North High School on March 13, 2019.
Antonio Perez/baiduhaiCrime scene tape around the Extended Stay America in Rockford, March 8, 2019.
Photo by Rich ChapmanThe honor guard salutes during funeral services for McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner on March 13, 2019.
E. Jason Wambsgans / baiduhaiRockford police Deputy Chief John Pozzi discusses the incident in which a McHenry County sheriff's deputy was shot during an exchange of gunfire at the Extended Stay America in the 700 block of North Bell School Road in Rockford on March 7, 2019.
Stacey Wescott/baiduhaiA young girl and her mother arrive with flowers to drop off outside the McHenry County Government Center in Woodstock, March 8, 2019, in honor of Deputy Jacob Keltner who was shot in killed at the Extended Stay America in Rockford on Thursday. McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner, who was serving with the U.S. Marshals task force was allegedly shot and killed at the hotel by suspect Floyd E. Brown.
John J. Kim / baiduhaiOfficers stand in line outside DeFiore Funeral Home during the visitation for McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner March 12, 2019, in Huntley.
Terrence Antonio James / baiduhaiOfficials look over a vehicle in a field after a standoff with Floyd E. Brown near exit 133 on Interstate 55 near Lincoln, Ill., on Thursday, March 7, 2019. Brown allegedly shot a McHenry County sheriff's deputy attached to a U.S. Marshals Service task force in Rockford and then fled.
Stacey Wescott / baiduhaiPeople hug outside Javon Bea Hospital-Riverside after a McHenry County sheriff's deputy was shot during an exchange of gunfire at the Extended Stay America in the 700 block of North Bell School Road in Rockford on March 7, 2019.
Antonio Perez/baiduhaiFlowers and a note reading "thank you for your service" lies just under signage for a local businesses near the Extended Stay America in Rockford, March 8, 2019. A fugitive shot and killed a McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner Thursday as law enforcement agents closed in on his Rockford hotel room.
Stacey Wescott / baiduhaiOfficers investigate the scene where a McHenry County sheriff's deputy was shot during an exchange of gunfire at the Extended Stay America in the 700 block of North Bell School Road in Rockford on March 7, 2019.
Stacey Wescott/baiduhaiA U.S. flag flies at half-staff outside the McHenry County Government Center in Woodstock, March 8, 2019, in honor of Deputy Jacob Keltner who was shot in killed at the Extended Stay America in Rockford on Thursday.
Antonio Perez / baiduhaiLaw enforcement officers assemble outside following the funeral for McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner at Woodstock North High School in Woodstock, Ill., on March 13, 2019.
Terrence Antonio James / baiduhaiIllinois State Police sharpshooters and crisis negotiators are in a standoff with Floyd E. Brown, 39, of Springfield, on Interstate Highway 55 near Lincoln on March 7, 2019.
Antonio Perez/baiduhaiMourners pass the squad car of Deputy Jacob Keltner as they arrive for the funeral services at Woodstock North High School on March 13, 2019.
Stacey Wescott / baiduhaiOfficers investigate the scene where a McHenry County sheriff's officer was shot during an exchange of gunfire at the Extended Stay America in the 700 block of North Bell School Road in Rockford on March 7, 2019. The officer was with a U.S. Marshals fugitive task force, serving a warrant, when he was shot.
Photo by Rich ChapmanThe U.S. flag is lifted from the casket of McHenry County Deputy Sheriff Jacob Keltner during funeral services at Woodstock North High School on March 13, 2019.
Terrence Antonio James / baiduhaiA section of Interstate Highway 55 near exit 133 is shut down on March 7, 2019, as police attempt to apprehend the fugitive near Lincoln.
Scott P. Yates / Rockford Register Star via APA procession of law enforcement vehicles stretching miles long transporting the body of McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner from Mercyhealth's Javon Bea Hospital and Physician Clinic-Riverside to the Winnebago County Coroner's Office passes along East State Street on Thursday, March 7, 2019, in Rockford, Ill.
Antonio Perez/baiduhaiA sea of Sheriff police cars wait for their turn to join the procession following the funeral service of Deputy Jacob Keltner, at Woodstock North High School in Woodstock on March 13, 2019.
Stacey Wescott/baiduhaiA small memorial outside the McHenry County Government Center, in Woodstock, March 8, 2019, in honor of Deputy Jacob Keltner who was shot in killed at the Extended Stay America in Rockford on Thursday.
Stacey Wescott / baiduhaiOfficers investigate the scene where a McHenry County sheriff's deputy was shot during an exchange of gunfire at the Extended Stay America in the 700 block of North Bell School Road in Rockford on March 7, 2019.
Stacey Wescott / baiduhaiA McHenry County sheriff's officer was shot during an exchange of gunfire at the Extended Stay America in the 700 block of North Bell School Road in Rockford on March 7, 2019. The officer was with a U.S. Marshals fugitive task force, serving a warrant, when he was shot.
Stacey Wescott / baiduhaiOfficers investigate the scene where a McHenry County sheriff's deputy was shot during an exchange of gunfire at the Extended Stay America in the 700 block of North Bell School Road in Rockford on March 7, 2019.
Antonio Perez/baiduhaiA black band covers an Illinois State Police badge as mourners arrive for the funeral services of McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner at Woodstock North High School on March 13, 2019.
John J. Kim / baiduhaiOfficers wait outside DeFiore Funeral Home for the visitation for McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner March 12, 2019, in Huntley.
E. Jason Wambsgans / baiduhaiThe rear third floor of is seen at the hotel where a McHenry County sheriff's officer was shot during an exchange of gunfire at the Extended Stay America in the 700 block of North Bell School Road in Rockford on March 7, 2019.
Photo by Rich ChapmanA program is tucked inside an officer's hat during funeral services for McHenry County Deputy Sheriff Jacob Keltner on March 13, 2019.
McHenry County sheriff’s office / APMcHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner.
E. Jason Wambsgans / baiduhaiFBI personnel work at the scene where a McHenry County sheriff's officer was shot during an exchange of gunfire at the Extended Stay America in the 700 block of North Bell School Road in Rockford on March 7, 2019. The officer was with a U.S. Marshals fugitive task force, serving a warrant, when he was shot.
Photo by Rich ChapmanBecki Keltner clutches the flag that covered her husband's casket during services for McHenry County Deputy Sheriff Jacob Keltner on March 13, 2019.
Stacey Wescott/baiduhaiA broken third floor window at the Extended Stay America in the 700 block of North Bell School Road in Rockford on March 8, 2019. McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner, who was serving with the U.S. Marshals task force was allegedly shot and killed after suspect Floyd E. Brown jumped from the hotel's third floor window on March 7, 2019.
Antonio Perez/baiduhaiBecki Keltner holds onto an American flag presented to the family as pallbearers carry out the casket of her husband, Deputy Jacob Keltner, following the funeral service at Woodstock North High School on March 13, 2019.
John J. Kim / baiduhaiPolice academy cadets arrive at DeFiore Funeral Home to attend the visitation for McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner March 12, 2019, in Huntley.
John J. Kim / baiduhaiOfficers wait outside DeFiore Funeral Home for the visitation for McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner Tuesday, March 12, 2019, in Huntley. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
Antonio Perez / baiduhaiThe casket of McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner is carried from Woodstock North High School after the funeral for the fallen officer in Woodstock, Ill. on March 13, 2019.
E. Jason Wambsgans / baiduhaiA guest checks out of a hotel where a McHenry County sheriff's officer was shot during an exchange of gunfire at the Extended Stay America in the 700 block of North Bell School Road in Rockford on March 7, 2019.
John J. Kim / baiduhaiOfficers wait outside DeFiore Funeral Home for the visitation for McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner March 12, 2019, in Huntley.
John J. Kim / baiduhaiPolice academy cadets depart DeFiore Funeral Home after attending the visitation for McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner March 12, 2019, in Huntley.
Chris Sweda / baiduhaiPolice officers salute at the Winnebago County Coroner's Office in Rockford following the arrival of the body of fallen McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner on Thursday, March 7, 2019.
Susan Moran / Rockford Register Star via APRon Schwartz, an acting officer and driving engineer of Rockford Fire Department's Engine 6, salutes as the law enforcement procession stretching miles long carrying the body of McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner passes on Thursday, March 7, 2019, along West State Street in Rockford, Ill.
Photo by Rich ChapmanFuneral services for McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner at Woodstock North High School on March 13, 2019.
Antonio Perez/baiduhaiA family honors the slain deputy as a procession of police vehicles leave the funeral service of Deputy Jacob Keltner, at Woodstock North High School on March 13, 2019.
Stacey Wescott/baiduhaiThe road adjacent to the Extended Stay America in the 700 block of North Bell School Road in Rockford is closed as authorities continue to investigate the scene on March 8, 2019. McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner, who was serving with the U.S. Marshals task force was allegedly shot and killed at the hotel by suspect Floyd E. Brown on March 7, 2019.
Chris Sweda / baiduhaiA procession for fallen McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner arrives at the Winnebago County Coroner's Office in Rockford, on Thursday, March 7, 2019.
Antonio Perez/baiduhaiLaw enforcement officers from various departments assemble outside Woodstock North High School before the start of the funeral for McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner in Woodstock on March 13, 2019. Keltner was killed while serving a warrant in Rockford with U.S. marshals.
APAn undated booking photo of Floyd Brown.
John J. Kim / baiduhaiA Huntley firefighter walks to DeFiore Funeral Home for the visitation for McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner March 12, 2019, in Huntley.
Photo by Rich ChapmanA member of the honor guard performs a final salute for McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner at Woodstock North High School on March 13, 2019.
Stacey Wescott / baiduhaiOfficers investigate the scene where a McHenry County sheriff's deputy was shot during an exchange of gunfire at the Extended Stay America in the 700 block of North Bell School Road in Rockford on March 7, 2019.
Chris Sweda / baiduhaiPolice officers stage themselves outside of Javon Bea Hospital in Rockford prior to a procession for fallen McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner on Thursday, March 7, 2019.
Antonio Perez/baiduhaiLaw enforcement officers from various departments arrive outside Woodstock North High School before the start of the funeral for McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner on March 13, 2019.
Chris Sweda / baiduhaiPam and Bill Dyer of Rockford show support for police officers by attending the procession for fallen McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner, as his body arrives at the Winnebago County Coroner's Office in Rockford, on Thursday, March 7, 2019.
John J. Kim / baiduhaiTwo DuPage County sheriff's deputies walk to DeFiore Funeral Home for the visitation for McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner March 12, 2019, in Huntley.
Terrence Antonio James / baiduhaiA vehicle is removed from a field near exit 133 on Interstate 55 near Lincoln, Ill., after a standoff with Floyd E. Brown on Thursday, March 7, 2019.
Stacey Wescott / baiduhaiPeople wait outside DeFiore Jorgensen funeral home in Huntley to stand in support of McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner as his body arrives on Friday, March 8, 2019. Keltner was shot and killed while serving an arrest warrant in Rockford.
Antonio Perez/baiduhaiA Buffalo Grove police officer looks on following the funeral service of McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner, at Woodstock North High School on March 13, 2019.
Scott P. Yates/Rockford Register Star via APPolice lights shine though an American flag as a procession of law enforcement vehicles and the hearse carrying the body of slain McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner outside the Winnebago County Coroner's Office Friday, March 8, 2019, in Rockford, Ill.
Antonio Perez / baiduhaiLaw enforcement officers assemble outside following the funeral for McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner at Woodstock North High School in Woodstock, Ill. on March 13, 2019.
John J. Kim / baiduhaiA boy hands an officer a yellow flower outside DeFiore Funeral Home during the visitation for McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner March 12, 2019, in Huntley.
Stacey Wescott / baiduhaiA procession follows the body of McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner as it arrives in Huntley on Friday, March 8, 2019. Keltner was shot and killed while serving an arrest warrant in Rockford.
Stacey Wescott/baiduhaiA Winnebago County sheriff's deputy on the scene at the Extended Stay America in the 700 block of North Bell School Road in Rockford on March 8, 2019. McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner, who was serving with the U.S. Marshals task force was allegedly shot and killed at the hotel by suspect Floyd E. Brown on March 7, 2019.
John J. Kim / baiduhaiMourners stand in line outside DeFiore Funeral Home to attend the visitation for McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner March 12, 2019, in Huntley.
Stacey Wescott / baiduhaiOfficers investigate the scene where a McHenry County sheriff's deputy was shot during an exchange of gunfire at the Extended Stay America in the 700 block of North Bell School Road in Rockford on March 7, 2019.
John J. Kim / baiduhaiSgt. Lloyd Howen of the Lake in the Hills Police Department wears a black band across his badge that reads "1879," which was the badge number of McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner, during Keltner's visitation at DeFiore Funeral Home March 12, 2019, in Huntley.
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Police personal investigate the scene of the fatal shooting of a McHenry County Sheriff's deputy outside the Extended Stay America in Rockford, March 8, 2019.
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A judge on Monday sentenced a Springfield man to 55 years in prison for the 2019 murder of McHenry County sheriff’s Deputy Jacob Keltner, who was working with a federal fugitive task force when he was killed.
Earlier this year, a jury in Rockford convicted Floyd Brown of second-degree murder of a federal officer, along with other charges. They found him not guilty of first-degree murder, indicating they did not believe the crime was premeditated.
“Through the violent actions of Floyd Brown, the Keltner family lost a devoted son, husband and father, and the citizens of the Northern District of Illinois lost a dedicated public servant,” U.S. Attorney John Lausch said in a statement after the sentencing. “Special Deputy Keltner made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of our nation. His bravery and dedication will not be forgotten.”
A few months before the shooting, Bloomington police tried to arrest Brown during a burglary. Brown sped away in his Dodge Challenger and crashed before escaping. After that, he and his girlfriend began staying at the Extended Stay hotel in Rockford.
On March 7, 2019, members of the U.S. Marshals Regional Fugitive Task Force tracked Brown to the hotel. Deputies testified Brown fired 10 shots through the door at task force members before jumping through a back window into the parking lot.
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Keltner, who was in the lot watching for Brown, had just dialed 911 for reinforcements when he was shot once through the back and head. He fell to the ground with his pistol holstered and his rifle not ready to fire.
Brown led police on a chase exceeding 100 mph before officers ran him off the road on I-55 near Bloomington, about 140 miles from Rockford. He kept driving through a farm field before his car struck a concrete ditch and came to a sudden stop. Brown was arrested after a five-hour standoff.
More than 3,000 mourners honored Keltner at his funeral in Woodstock, where he was recalled as a brave and tenacious fugitive hunter respected even by those he caught.
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