Galax Police Department, Virginia
End of Watch Thursday, February 21, 1935
Posey C. Martin
Chief Martin was stabbed in the neck by a prisoner while releasing another prisoner. The other prisoner had somehow gotten a hold of a knife. Chief Martin bled to death on the jail floor after being stabbed.
Chief Martin had served with the Galax Police Department for 3 years. He was survived by his wife and four children.
Bio
- Age 51
- Tour 3 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Stabbed
- Weapon Edged weapon; Knife
- Offender Not available
Most Recent Reflection
View all 9 ReflectionsI never knew Chief Martin but my father, Charles F. Martin, son of Charles Daniel Martin (1878-1927), brother to Chief Posey Martin, often spoke very highly of him. The family was very proud of him.
Elizabeth Martin
Federal Bureau of Investigation
January 6, 2018
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