Volusia County Sheriff's Office, Florida
End of Watch: Tuesday, November 5, 1907
Age: 68
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: November 4, 1907
Weapon Used: Handgun; Revolver
Suspect Info: Executed in 1912
Chief Deputy Edwards succumbed to a gunshot wound received the previous day while attempting to arrest a man in DeLand who was suspected of breaking into a home. During the arrest the suspect shot Chief Deputy Edwards with a Colt revolver that had been stolen in the burglary.
The suspect was apprehended in Tampa on September 7, 1911, and hanged on February 17, 1912.
Chief Deputy Edwards had also been shot and wounded nine years earlier in a shootout that claimed the life of Deputy William Kremer. He was survived by five children. He served the south during the Civil War as a private in the 6th Georgia Infantry, Company A.