Pelham Police Department, Georgia
End of Watch Thursday, September 19, 1889
Add to My HeroesHomer D. Castleberry
Marshal Castleberry was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man for inciting a riot. The suspect was shot and wounded by Marshal Castleberry and taken into custody.
The suspect was convicted of murder and sentenced to hang. A year later he was committed at the Milledgeville Insane Asylum.
Bio
- Age 43
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Handgun; .38 caliber
- Offender Committed
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