Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff B.G.E. Daughtry succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained on December 17th, 1903, while assisting a Deputy United States Marshal serve a capias on a subject who failed to appear in federal court in Raleigh, North Carolina.
The wanted subject and another man had been charged with destroying rural mailboxes near their homes in Westbrook Township. The deputy marshal was on his way to serve the warrant when he encountered Deputy Daughtry, who was the suspect's closest neighbor and asked him to accompany him.
They arrived at the man's home at approximately 10:00 pm and the man's wife let them into the darkened home. As Deputy Daughtry attempted to stoke the fire to create more light, the man opened fire from his position in a nearby bed. The man wounded the deputy marshal before shooting Deputy Daughtry in the abdomen as he returned fire. Despite their wounds, the officers were able to subdue the man and take him into custody. The man was taken to Deputy Daughtry's home for the night before being returned to Raleigh.
He was sentenced to three years in federal prison for the initial mailbox destruction and then charged with murder following Deputy Daughtry's death on December 22nd, 1903. After he finished his three years in Atlanta he was returned to Sampson County, convicted of Deputy Daughtry's murder, and sentenced to 15 years in 1906.
Deputy Daughtry was survived by his wife and seven children.
Survivors
Deputy Daughtry was survived by his wife and seven children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Daughtry served with the Sampson County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Clinton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Daughtry.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff B. G. E. Daughtry is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In NC, 385 of 664 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 58% of this state's fallen. That is 58 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Sampson County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. B. G. E. Daughtry's cause is highlighted.
How B. G. E. Daughtry Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. B. G. E. Daughtry is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. B. G. E. Daughtry was killed by handgun; .44 caliber.
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