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Deputy Sheriff Rea Christian Horlocker | Delaware County Sheriff's Office, Ohio
Delaware County Sheriff's Office, Ohio

Deputy Sheriff

Rea Christian Horlocker

Delaware County Sheriff's Office, Ohio

End of Watch: Thursday, July 3, 1924

Biographical Info

Age: 39
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Date of Incident: July 3, 1924
Weapon Used: Automobile
Suspect Info: Convicted of Manslaughter

Deputy Sheriff Rea Horlocker was fatally injured when he crashed his motorcycle while pursuing a speeder on the Delaware-Columbus Road, four miles north of Glenmary Park.

When Deputy Horlocker pulled along side the roadster and ordered the driver to stop, he fired three shots at him and then swerved into his lane causing him to hit a ditch and a telephone pole. A passing motorist brought Deputy Horlocker to Jane M. Case Hospital in Delaware where he died from internal injuries three hours later.

The driver and a companion were apprehended in Columbus the next day. The driver was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 10 to 20 years.