Charles Fernando Loggins

Cherokee County Sheriff's Dept. — Canton, GA

Felonious

End of Watch May 24, 1921

Age 45

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Bailiff Charlie Loggins was shot and killed after arresting a man for transporting whiskey near Franklin Gold Mine outside of Canton.

Bailiff Loggins and the county sheriff had obtained information that a vehicle was transporting whiskey. When they stopped the vehicle one of the occupants fled into the nearby woods, but the other man was placed under arrest.

The man's vehicle stalled and, while the officers attempted to restart it, he was able to pick up a handgun and exit the vehicle. As he confronted one of the deputies, Bailiff Loggins stepped from the back of the car and told him to drop the gun. The man responded by fatally shooting him. He then shot the county sheriff before being arrested by one of the deputies. The man was convicted of Bailiff Loggins' murder and sentenced to life in prison.

Bailiff Loggins was survived by his wife and nine children.

Survivors

Bailiff Loggins was survived by his wife and nine children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Bailiff Loggins served with the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Canton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Bailiff Loggins.

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

Agency

Department Cherokee County Sheriff's Dept.

Location Canton, GA

Platform Identity ccso.cherokee.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 24, 1921

Age 45

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Handgun

Offender Sentenced to life

Bailiff Charles Fernando Loggins 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 GA, 548 of 903 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.7% of this state's fallen. That is 6.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Cherokee County Sheriff's Dept., 1 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.

Cherokee County Sheriff's Dept.

of 4 officers

25% Felonious

GA — Statewide

548

of 903 officers

60.7% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious