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| Dog Sergeant Henry Ward
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Texas
End of Watch: Friday, July 27, 1928 Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Friday, July 27, 1928
Weapon Used: Shotgun
Suspect Info: Raymond Hall and R. R. Carter Sergeant Henry Ward was shot and killed during an escape at the Imperial State Farm Number 2 near Sugar Land in Fort Bend County, Texas.
Several prisoners had attacked another guard and disarmed him of his pistol and shotgun. As the guard retreated on horseback, the convicts began firing at him. Hearing the shooting, Sergeant Ward immediately went to the guard's assistance, but was struck by a shotgun blast and fell from his horse. He was then shot through the throat with a pistol and died within minutes.
A total of eight inmates escaped from the farm but were apprehended by a posse. Seven of the inmates were charged with murdering Sergeant Ward and wounding two of the deputies in the posse. Raymond Hall and R. R. Carter were convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Henry Ward.
One of the wounded Fort Bend County deputies was Frank Bell who would die on October 10, 1930 in an line of duty automobile accident.
Alvin Ireland, one of the inmates who participated in the escape, had been involved in an escape on July 22, 1926, in which Guard William Rader was shot and killed.
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