Waller County Sheriff's Office, Texas
End of Watch: Sunday, November 5, 1967
Age: 59
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: November 1, 1967
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Chief Deputy Sheriff Charles Cooke was killed in an automobile accident when his patrol car struck the back of a truck parked on Highway 290, near Hempstead. He succumbed to his injuries five days later.
Chief Deputy Cooke was survived by his wife and three sons.
One of his sons, Chief Deputy Albert Cooke, was shot and killed in the line of duty while serving with the Waller County Sheriff's Office on April 18th, 1975.