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Captain Charles Welch Lane | Navajo County Sheriff's Office, Arizona
Navajo County Sheriff's Office, Arizona

Captain

Charles Welch Lane

Navajo County Sheriff's Office, Arizona

End of Watch: Monday, September 2, 1996

Biographical Info

Age: 75
Tour of Duty: 34 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Fall
Date of Incident: August 31, 1996
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Captain Lane succumbed to injuries sustained three days earlier when he fell while searching for a lost child at a local fair. Captain Lane landed on his service weapon, which broke his hip. After surgery, a blood clot broke free and killed him.

Captain Lane had served with the agency for 34 years.