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Deputy Sheriff Charles Lee Sims | Butler County Sheriff's Office, Alabama
Butler County Sheriff's Office, Alabama

Deputy Sheriff

Charles Lee Sims

Butler County Sheriff's Office, Alabama

End of Watch: Friday, August 21, 1931

Biographical Info

Age: 53
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: August 21, 1931
Weapon Used: Shotgun; 16 gauge
Suspect Info: Died in prison

Deputy Sheriff Charles Sims was shot and killed after responding to a domestic dispute involving a man and his wife.

While inside the couples home the man shot him in the head with a shotgun. The suspect was apprehended six weeks later in Albion, Michigan. Because of so many lynchings in Alabama, it took more than a month to convince Michigan Governor Wilbur M. Brucker to allow his return to Butler County.

On December 11th, 1931, the suspect was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death. His sentence was later commuted to life. He died in prison on June 6th, 1933.