Waynesboro Police Department, Georgia
End of Watch: Sunday, June 23, 1918
Age: 57
Tour of Duty: 6 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: June 23, 1918
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Chief of Police Jack Samuels was shot and killed as he and other officers raided a blind tiger in search of illegal whiskey. A member of the raiding posse was also shot and critically wounded. The suspect, who opened fire fire from a chimney he was hiding in, was shot and killed.
Chief Samuels had served with the Waynesboro Police Department for six years.