Mingo County Sheriff's Office, West Virginia
End of Watch: Monday, March 3, 1924
Age: 48
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Fall
Date of Incident: March 3, 1924
Weapon Used: Rifle
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Sheriff Hubert Butcher died after falling from a bridge over Glen Alum Creek while being shot at by a subject he had just attempted to arrest.
He had attempted to serve a warrant on a liquor charge when the subject opened fire on him with a rifle.
Deputy Butcher was survived by his wife and one child.