Raymond A. Feaster
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Sheriff

Raymond A. Feaster

Felonious
End of Watch November 3, 1933
Age 44
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Gender Male

Incident

Sheriff Raymond Feaster was shot and killed near Winnsboro while transporting a suspect to jail. He had arrested the man on a warrant for breaking into a home. The suspect shot Sheriff Feaster as he was driving the man to jail. Four days later a deputy sheriff arrested the suspect near Winnsboro. The suspect was convicted of Sheriff Feaster's murder and sentenced to death. He was executed in the electric chair on April 13, 1934. Sheriff Feaster was survived by his daughter and father. He is buried in Cool Branch Baptist Church Cemetery, Fairfield County, South Carolina.

Survivors

Sheriff Feaster was survived by his daughter and father.

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

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Winnsboro, Fairfield County, SC
Platform Identity fcso.fairfield.sc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 3, 1933
Age 44
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

Sheriff Raymond A. Feaster 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 SC, 272 of 441 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.7% of this state's fallen. That is 61.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Fairfield County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.

Fairfield County Sheriff's Office
3
of 5 officers
60% Felonious
SC — Statewide
272
of 441 officers
61.7% Felonious
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Raymond A. Feaster's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Raymond A. Feaster Compares

Age at Death
44
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Raymond A. Feaster is highlighted in Nov.

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. Raymond A. Feaster was killed by gun.

Handgun
3,684
Gun
3,592
Gun; Unknown type
1,492
Shotgun
1,109
Rifle
935
Officer's handgun
909