Bio & Incident Details
Age: 63
Tour: Not available
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 6/15/1892
Weapon: Rifle
Suspect: Never apprehended
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Sheriff Abraham Byler was shot and killed while attempting to serve an arrest warrant on a murder suspect in Gassville. The suspect opened fire on Sheriff Byler with a rifle and then fled to Georgia. He was never apprehended or tried for Sheriff Byler's murder.
Sheriff Byler was the first sheriff of Baxter County. He was survived by his wife and children.
