Dawson County Sheriff's Office, Nebraska
End of Watch: Saturday, June 17, 1876
Age: 36
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: June 17, 1876
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Lynched by mob
Deputy Sheriff Charles Mayes was shot and killed while serving a writ of ejectment on a farmer approximately five miles south of Lexington.
The person named on the writ opened fire, killing Deputy Mayes. Two men who had accompanied the deputy subdued the suspect and took him to jail.
Later that night a mob of angry citizens took the prisoner from the jail and hung him from the second floor railing of the courthouse.