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Incident
Marshal Charles Batterson was assaulted and beaten to death while assisting the county Sheriff at the jail. Marshal Batterson was acting as jailer for the night. As he slept, three inmates escaped from their cells and attacked him, and beat him to death. The three escaped but were all eventually apprehended. Two of the inmates were captured while breaking into a hardware store in Vermillion a few days later. Marshal Batterson's killer was captured in San Antonio, Texas, on June 13, 1902. He was returned to Kansas, convicted of first-degree murder, and sentenced to life. In 1910 Governor Walter Roscoe Stubbs ordered his release. Marshal Batterson was survived by his
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City Marshal Batterson served with the Marysville Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Marysville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
City Marshal Charles Batterson is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In KS, 237 of 335 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 70.7% of this state's fallen. That is 16.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Batterson's cause is highlighted.
How Charles Batterson Compares
Offender Outcome
Paroled in 1910
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Batterson is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Charles Batterson was killed by person.