Fayetteville Police Department, North Carolina
End of Watch Sunday, March 3, 1907
Add to My HeroesJefferson A. Chason
Chief of Police Jefferson Chason and Patrolman Owen Lockamy were shot and killed as they and a third officer attempted to arrest a man for illegally selling whiskey from his home in an alley on Church Lane, near Cross Creek Cemetery. The suspect, who was in his yard, opened fire on the officers as they began to enter the home. All three officers were struck by the shots.
Patrolman Lockamy was killed instantly. Chief Chason succumbed to his wounds the following day.
The suspect was arrested in Dunn, North Carolina, the following day. He was sentenced to death and executed by hanging in the Cumberland County Jail on April 15, 1907.
Chief Chason's nephew, Sergeant Daniel C. Chason, was shot and killed in the line of duty on October 22, 1925, while serving with the Fayetteville Police Department.
Chief Chason was survived by his wife and two daughters.
Bio
- Age 47
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Incident Date Saturday, March 2, 1907
- Weapon Gun; Unknown type
- Offender Executed in 1907
Related LODD Deaths
Patrolman Owen Lockamy
Fayetteville Police Department, NC
EOW: March 2, 1907
Sergeant Daniel C. Chason
Fayetteville Police Department, NC
EOW: October 22, 1925
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View all 5 ReflectionsYour heroism and service is honored today, the 102nd anniversary of your death. Your memory lives and you continue to inspire. Thank you for your service to the native state of myself and my cherished son Larry Lasater who was murdered in the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.
Rest In Peace.
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