Captain Charles Welch Lane
Navajo County Sheriff's Department
Arizona
End of Watch: Monday, September 2, 1996

Biographical Info
Age: 75
Tour of Duty: 34 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Fall
Date of Incident: Saturday, August 31, 1996
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Captain Lane succumbed to injuries sustained three days earlier when he fell while searching for a lost child at a local fair. Captain Lane landed on his service weapon, which broke his hip. After surgery, a blood clot broke free and killed him.

Captain Lane had served with the agency for 34 years.