City Marshal Charlie Wright
End of Watch: Mon, Nov 15th, 1926
Date of Incident: Mon, Nov 15th, 1926
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Intentional)
Service Time: 6 months
Age: 49
Incident
Marshal Charlie Wright was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man for public drunkeness.
The suspect was arrested, convicted of Marshal Wright's murder, and sentenced to life in prison.
Marshal Wright had been appointed marshal only six months earlier when his predecessor, Marshal Hiram Gregory, was shot and killed in the line of duty, while also attempting to arrest a man for public drunkeness.
Information obtained from the Officer Down Memorial Page.
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Burnside, Kentucky 42519
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