Burke County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina
End of Watch: Monday, February 16, 1931
Age: 49
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: January 20, 1931
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Sentenced to 25 years
Deputy Wilson succumbed to gunshot wounds received almost one month earlier when he and other deputies raided a still in a rural section of Burke County. The suspect opened fire on the officers with a handgun, striking Deputy Wilson in the stomach.
The suspect was found guilty of murder and sentenced to 25 years in prison but was paroled in 1938.
Deputy Wilson was survived by his wife and seven children.