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Constable Charles Roy Hager | Lincoln County Constable's Office, West Virginia
Lincoln County Constable's Office, West Virginia

Constable

Charles Roy Hager

Lincoln County Constable's Office, West Virginia

End of Watch: Friday, October 14, 1927

Biographical Info

Age: 40
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: October 14, 1927
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Acquitted

Constable Charles Hager was shot and killed as he attempted to arrest a man for carrying a concealed weapon. In July of 1931 the 24-year-old suspect was apprehended in Nowata, Oklahoma. He was returned to West Virginia where he was tried for Constable Hager's murder four months later and acquitted.