Deputy Jailer Charles D. Wentworth
End of Watch: Mon, Apr 11th, 1983
Date of Incident: Mon, Apr 11th, 1983
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Intentional)
Service Time: 15 years
Age: 45
Survivors
His pregnant wife and six children
Incident
Deputy Wentworth was shot and killed by an inmate during an escape attempt. The inmates girlfriend had smuggled in a gun earlier. As Deputy Wentworth escorted the inmate to make a phone call, he was shot and killed.
Agency
1000 Detention Center
Shelbyville, Kentucky 40065
(502) 633-2343
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Tributes
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Left by PAUL WHITMAN on Thursday, July 17th, 2008
Deputy Wentworth- Thank you for your service to Shelby County.