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Deputy Sheriff Charles E. Carruth | Tom Green County Sheriff's Office, Texas
Tom Green County Sheriff's Office, Texas

Deputy Sheriff

Charles E. Carruth

Tom Green County Sheriff's Office, Texas

End of Watch: Friday, June 1, 1934

Biographical Info

Age: 32
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: June 1, 1934
Weapon Used: Shotgun
Suspect Info: Committed

Deputy Sheriff Charles Carruth was shot and killed as he and another officer attempted to serve mental commitment papers to a man.

Deputy Carruth's killer was committed to a mental institution, where he later died.

In 1998, the newly built Tom Green County Sheriff's Office headquarters was named after Deputy Carruth.

Deputy Carruth had served with the Tom Green County Sheriff's Office for two years. He was survived by his wife, son, and daughter and is buried in Fairmount Cemetary in San Angelo, Texas.