Elba Police Department, Alabama
End of Watch: Wednesday, September 2, 1964
Age: 40
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: September 2, 1964
Weapon Used: Shotgun
Suspect Info: Sentenced to death
Assistant Chief Charles Driggers was shot and killed and a Coffee County Deputy Sheriff was wounded while attempting to serve a peace warrant on a man. As the officers were walking up to the suspects residence he opened fire with a shotgun.
The suspect, 42, was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death on December 9, 1964. On june 4, 1970, Governor Albert Brewer suspended his execution date indefinitely.