| 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. |