Deputy Sheriff Aleck Culpepper
Ware County Sheriff's Office
Georgia
End of Watch: Tuesday, June 17, 1890

Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Tuesday, June 17, 1890
Weapon Used: Rifle; .38 caliber
Suspect Info: Apprehended

Deputy Sheriff Aleck Culpepper was shot and killed by a man he was attempting to arrest for burglary.

Deputy Culpepper had a warrant for a man who had burglarized the commissary of a tie contractor in Waycross. As Deputy Culpepper and two other deputies approached the suspect, he leisurely went into his shanty and then opened fire with a rifle through a crack in the doorway. Deputy Culpepper was hit once in the chest. The suspect was captured a week later near Screven after he was shot three times by posse members.