Montezuma Police Department, Georgia
End of Watch Sunday, October 9, 1910
Add to My HeroesCharles A. Bush
Town Marshal Charles Bush was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man on the town's main street.
One suspect was captured at the scene. The other suspect was captured two weeks later by a farmer near Powersville.
Shortly after the farmer delivered the second suspect to authorities in Montezuma a mob of about 100 men seized him and hanged him from a telephone pole in the Flint River Swamp. The mob then went on to Oglethorpe where they seized the other suspect from the Macon County Jail and hanged him beside his accomplice.
Bio
- Age Not available
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Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Handgun
- Offender Lynched
Most Recent Reflection
View all 4 ReflectionsOfficer Bush,
On today, the 105th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of Montezuma.
R.I.P.
USBP
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