King County Sheriff's Office, Washington
End of Watch Monday, March 6, 1854
Add to My HeroesWesley F. Cherry
Deputy Sheriff Wesley Cherry was shot and killed while searching for murder suspects.
He and the county sheriff were part of a posse searching for a group of suspects wanted for murder. The posse traveled by canoe and apprehended the suspects on Holmes Beach. As they were taking the suspects into custody, they were ambushed. Deputy Cherry was shot and died the next day. Two other deputies were wounded, but later recovered.
Deputy Cherry had served with the King County Sheriff's Office for one day.
Bio
- Age Not available
- Tour 1 day
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Incident Date Sunday, March 5, 1854
- Weapon Shotgun
- Offender Not available
Most Recent Reflection
View all 12 ReflectionsDeputy Sheriff Cherry,
Please forgive my previous reflection left for you last year. I didn’t notice my typo until now. On today, the 165th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of King County.
R.I.P.
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United States Border Patrol
March 6, 2018
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