St. Matthews Police Department, South Carolina
End of Watch: Saturday, March 19, 2011
Age: 60
Tour of Duty: 25 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: March 19, 2011
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Chief of Police Capers Wannamaker was killed in an automobile accident when his patrol car left the roadway and struck a tree on Burke Road.
Chief Wannamaker was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War and had served with the St. Matthews Police Department for 14 years. He had previously served with the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office for eight years and the South Carolina Department of Corrections for three years.