Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief Deputy Sheriff Charles Smith was shot and killed while attempting to serve a lunacy warrant. Chief Deputy Smith and the sheriff were serving the warrant to a 48-year-old male at his home near Kilmichael, Mississippi, when he opened fire on them, killing the deputy and seriously wounding the sheriff. The suspect was apprehended about two miles from his house, shortly after the shooting. He was later convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death but was later re-sentenced to life imprisonment. He died in prison in 2006. Chief Deputy Smith had served with the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office for four years and had previously been a Vaiden, Mississippi, police officer.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief Deputy Sheriff Smith gave the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Winona community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief Deputy Sheriff Smith.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Chief Deputy Sheriff Charles Busby Smith 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 MS, 242 of 349 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.3% of this state's fallen. That is 15.1 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 Busby Smith's cause is highlighted.
How Charles Busby Smith Compares
Offender Outcome
Died in prison
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Busby Smith is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Charles Busby Smith was killed by rifle; .22 caliber.