Gastonia Police Department, North Carolina
End of Watch Saturday, June 8, 1929
Add to My HeroesOrville Frank Aderholt, Sr.
Chief of Police Orville Aderholt was shot and killed during the Loray Mill Strike in Gastonia, North Carolina.
Seven men from New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts had come to the town to agitate the strikers at the mill.
The seven men were convicted of second-degree murder in connection with Chief Aderholt's death. Four of them were sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Chief Aderholt had served with the Gastonia Police Department for at least 13 years. He was survived by his wife, three daughters, and three sons.
He is buried in Hollywood Cemetery, Gastonia, North Carolina.
Bio
- Age 54
- Tour 12 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Incident Date Friday, June 7, 1929
- Weapon Gun; Unknown type
- Offender Sentenced to 20 years
Most Recent Reflection
View all 11 ReflectionsOur mother ,Nancy Louise Aderholt Morris, was the sixth of seven children of chief Aderholt. She was 16 years old when her father was killed. When remembering her dad she would shed tears till her death in her late 80s.
George Morris
One of seven grand children of Chief Aderholt.
April 22, 2021
Recent LODD Deaths
![Segus R. Jolivette](https://www.odmp.org/media/thumb/125/officer/27106/c_2024_jolivette.jpg)
Senior Corporal Segus R. Jolivette
Lafayette Police Department, LA
EOW: July 25, 2024
![Mohamed Said](https://www.odmp.org/media/thumb/125/officer/27101/police-officer-mohamed-said.jpg)
Corporal Mohamed Said
Melvindale Police Department, MI
EOW: July 21, 2024
![Edgar Ordonez](https://www.odmp.org/media/thumb/125/officer/27100/c_edgar-ordonez.jpg)
Probationary Police Officer Edgar Ordonez
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: July 10, 2024
![Robert William Sumner](https://www.odmp.org/media/thumb/125/officer/27096/c_robert-sumner.png)
Corporal Robert William Sumner
Oklahoma Department of Corrections, OK
EOW: July 14, 2024
![Matthew Bowen](https://www.odmp.org/media/thumb/125/officer/27095/police-officer-matthew-bowen.jpg)
Police Officer Matthew Bowen
Vacaville Police Department, CA
EOW: July 11, 2024
Deputy Sheriff Fernando Esqueda
Harris County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: July 11, 2024
![Kevin Linn Palmer](https://www.odmp.org/media/thumb/125/officer/27091/c_k._palmer.jpg)
Assistant Chief Kevin Linn Palmer
North Richland Hills Police Department, TX
EOW: May 1, 2024
![Jamieson Ritter](https://www.odmp.org/media/thumb/125/officer/27085/police-officer-jamieson-ritter.jpg)
Police Officer Jamieson Ritter
Cleveland Division of Police, OH
EOW: July 4, 2024
![William Butler, Jr.](https://www.odmp.org/media/thumb/125/officer/27084/c_butler-bill.jpg)
Deputy Sheriff William Butler, Jr.
Hillsdale County Sheriff's Office, MI
EOW: June 27, 2024