Constable Preston C. Bains

Photo of Constable Preston C. Bains
End of Watch: Fri, Oct 12th, 1883
Date of Incident: Fri, Oct 12th, 1883
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Intentional)
Service Time: Not Known
Age: 44

Survivors

His wife and five children

Incident

Constable Rains was shot and killed while attempting to serve a warrant on a subject wanted for operating a speakeasy.

Constable Rains was shot as he attempted to enter the man's home to arrest him.

The man remained at large until being arrested two years later in Arkansas using an assumed name.

Information obtained from the Officer Down Memorial Page.

Agency

Whitley County Constable's Office Patch
Williamsburg, Kentucky 40769

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