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| Sergeant Jessie C. Benton
Charleston Police Department
South Carolina
End of Watch: Friday, June 17, 1955 Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Date of Incident: Friday, June 17, 1955
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available Sergeant Benton and Detective James Tindal were killed in an automobile accident near Holly Hill, South Carolina, while returning to Charleston to assist at the Charleston Tidewater Terminal fire.
The two officers, along with their wives, had been in Charlotte, North Carolina, to represent the Charleston Police Department in a pistol competition. All members of the department were ordered to return to Charleston to assist at the scene of the fire. The wives of both officers were also killed in the accident.
Policeman Lawrence Yates had been killed in the fire while attempting to rescue a citizen. Related Line of Duty Deaths | |
