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Sheriff

Charlie I. Bennett

Dooly County Sheriff's Office — Pinehurst, GA

Felonious

End of Watch May 9, 1913

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Sheriff Charlie Bennett was shot and mortally wounded by a man he attempted to arrest for murdering his neighbor.

When Sheriff Bennett and his posse cornered the suspect and demanded his surrender, his answer was a bullet that knocked the sheriff from his horse. As he fell he returned fire, killing the suspect. Sheriff Bennett, wounded in his abdomen, died two days later.

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Department Dooly County Sheriff's Office

Type Sheriff's Office

Location Pinehurst, Dooly County, GA

Platform Identity dcso.dooly.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 9, 1913

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Sheriff Charlie I. Bennett 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 GA, 549 of 905 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.7% of this state's fallen. That is 60.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Dooly County Sheriff's Office

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

GA — Statewide

549

of 905 officers

60.7% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charlie I. Bennett's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

1 (0%)

Accident

1 (0%)

Illness

1 (0%)

Cardiac

1 (0%)

Undetermined

1 (0%)

Suicide

1 (0%)

How Charlie I. Bennett Compares

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Charlie I. Bennett is highlighted in May.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,516

May

1,504

Jun

1,442

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,517

Sep

1,491

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Charlie I. Bennett was killed by gun; unknown type.

Handgun

3,684

Gun

3,592

Gun; Unknown type

1,492

Shotgun

1,109

Rifle

935

Officer's handgun

909

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