Norfolk Police Department, Virginia
End of Watch Tuesday, August 24, 1920
Add to My HeroesHarry Lankford Charlton
Officer Harry Charlton succumbed to injuries received six months earlier while assisting another officer in making an arrest. The other officer was attempting to place a drunken woman he had arrested in a patrol wagon when the woman kicked Officer Charlton in the groin as he attempted to assist. A large bruise developed causing blood poisoning which resulted in his death. Officer Charlton was in a hospital four months.
Officer Charlton was survived by his wife, a son age 2, and a daughter also 2.
Bio
- Age 25
- Tour 1 year
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Assault
- Incident Date Tuesday, February 24, 1920
- Weapon Person
- Offender Not available
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