Cowley County Sheriff's Office, Kansas
End of Watch Monday, January 28, 1907
Add to My HeroesA. D. Welfelt
Sheriff Welfelt succumbed to an accidental gunshot wound received almost two months earlier while attempting to arrest a murder suspect. The Sheriff had borrowed a pistol to make the arrest and didn't realize that the trigger spring had been modified for only a slight trigger pull. As he drew his weapon the pistol discharged and the round struck him in the upper thigh, exiting out near his knee. Sheriff Welfelt completed the arrest and the suspect was sentenced to life for the original murder.
Sheriff Welfelt had lost his re-election bid prior to the shooting. He succumbed to his wound after he was out of office.
Bio
- Age 53
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire (Inadvertent)
- Incident Date Thursday, December 6, 1906
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