Charles Preston Phlegar
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Deputy U.S. Marshal

Charles Preston Phlegar

Felonious
End of Watch May 14, 1915
Age 25
Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Marshal Charles Phlegar was shot and killed from ambush along Shooting Creek following a raid on an illegal still near the Floyd County - Patrick County line in Virginia. Five suspects were arrested the following day and held on charges connecting with Deputy Marshal Phelgar's murder.

Survivors

Deputy Marshal Phlegar was survived by his wife and baby.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Phlegar served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy U.S. Marshal Phlegar.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usms.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 14, 1915
Age 25
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Charles is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1915, 152 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 26th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Charles was 25. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38.

Age at death
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When

May holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 14.3%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

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His people

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service has at least 120 officers remembered here, Charles among them.

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Where

Deputy U.S. Marshal Charles Preston Phlegar

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service · End of Watch May 14, 1915

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