Tazewell County Sheriff's Office, Virginia
End of Watch: Sunday, March 20, 1927
Age: 46
Tour of Duty: 19 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: March 20, 1927
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Acquitted
Officer Robert Chapman Osborne was shot and killed while attempting to search a car for whiskey in Richlands.
As he approached the car, he exchanged shots with one of the occupants. Officer Osborne was struck in the head and killed instantly.
Officer Osborne, who had lost his left arm in a mining accident many years earlier, had served as the county's prohibition officer for 5 years, and had a total of 19 years in law enforcement.