Sheriff Raymond A. Feaster, Fairfield County Sheriff's Department, South Carolina

Sheriff Raymond A. Feaster

Fairfield County Sheriff's Department, South Carolina

End of Watch Friday, November 3, 1933

Raymond A. Feaster

Sheriff Raymond Feaster was shot and killed near Winnsboro while transporting a suspect to jail. He had arrested the man on a warrant for breaking into a home. The suspect shot Sheriff Feaster as he was driving the man to jail. Four days later a deputy sheriff arrested the suspect near Winnsboro.

The suspect was convicted of Sheriff Feaster's murder and sentenced to death. He was executed in the electric chair on April 13, 1934.

Sheriff Feaster was survived by his daughter and father. He is buried in Cool Branch Baptist Church Cemetery, Fairfield County, South Carolina.

Bio

Age 44
Tour Not available
Badge Not available

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Gun; Unknown type
Offender Executed in 1934

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Your heroism and service is honored today, the 78th anniversary of your death. Your memory lives and you continue to inspire. Thank you for your service. My cherished son Larry Lasater was a fellow police officer murdered in the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.

Rest In Peace

Phyllis Loya
mom of fallen officer Larry Lasater, eow 4/24/05

November 3, 2011