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| Deputy Sheriff Robert Wesley Crain
Washington Parish Sheriff's Office
Louisiana
End of Watch: Saturday, March 3, 1923 Biographical Info
Age: 35
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Saturday, March 3, 1923
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Sentenced to death Deputy Robert Crain and Deputy Wiley Pierce were shot and killed while attempting to arrest two men for making moonshine.
One of the men produced a handgun and opened fire, killing both deputies. The suspects attempted to hide Deputy Crain's body under the carcass of a dead cow and they buried Deputy Pierce's body in a swamp.
Both men were convicted of the murders and sentenced to death on March 23, 1923. One of the men was hanged on August 31, 1923.
Deputy Crain was survived by his wife and four children. Related Line of Duty Deaths | |
