Andrews Police Department, South Carolina
End of Watch Monday, August 27, 1962
Add to My HeroesCarl Plexico Baker, Sr.
Dispatcher Carl Baker was stabbed to death by a man who walked into the city hall and suddenly attacked him.
The man stabbed him with a knife when Dispatcher Baker told him that he did not have the authority to allow him to visit a prisoner in the jail. The suspect was apprehended a short time later.
The 41-year-old suspect was in very poor health and got a lot worse in the weeks following the incident. He was admitted to the veterans hospital in Columbia where he died in 1966.
Dispatcher Baker was WWII veteran had served with the Andrews Police Department for four years. He was survived by his wife and four children.
Bio
- Age 49
- Tour 4 years
- Badge Not available
- Military Veteran
Incident Details
- Cause Stabbed
- Weapon Edged weapon; Knife
- Offender Apprehended
Most Recent Reflection
View all 9 ReflectionsCarl,
On today, the 60th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice-not just for your Community but for our Country as well when you served with the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.
R.I.P.
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