| Deputy Sheriff George Williams Taney County Sheriff's Office Missouri End of Watch: Saturday, March 12, 1892 Biographical Info Age: Not available Tour of Duty: Not available Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Saturday, March 12, 1892 Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: Charges dropped Deputy Williams was shot and killed while protecting a prisoner from a mob at the county jail. The prisoner had been arrested for murdering his wife. The mob that raided the jail was successful in lynching the suspect.
One of the mob leaders was charged with Deputy Williams' murder but the charges were dropped due to a lack of evidence. |