Patrolman Charles Grady Sheppard
Anderson Police Department
South Carolina

End of Watch: Sunday, April 20, 1975
Cause: Vehicular assault

Biographical Info
Age: 31
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Patrolman Sheppard succumbed to injuries sustained two days earlier when a woman intentionally broad-sided his patrol car while he was stopped a red light. The woman was under the influence of narcotics at the time of the incident.

After being extricated from the wreckage, he remained in a coma for two days until succumbing to his injuries. The woman who murdered him was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and released from jail after serving a short sentence.

Patrolman Sheppard was survived by his wife, daughter, and son.

 
Photograph: Patrolman Charles Grady Sheppard

Patch image: Anderson Police Department, South Carolina

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