Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office, Alabama
End of Watch: Thursday, August 15, 1918
Age: 47
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: August 15, 1918
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Executed in 1919
Sheriff Watts was shot and killed while attempting to raid a still. The suspect had previously threatened to kill anyone who attempted to arrest him.
The suspect fled but was later found hiding in a field. He was convicted of Sheriff Watts' murder and was hanged on June 27, 1919.
Sheriff Watts was survived by his wife, two children, and six siblings.