Roll of Honor
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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Tributes
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
Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff Raymond A. Feaster 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 SC, 271 of 438 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.9% of this state's fallen. That is 7.7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
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.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Raymond A. Feaster's cause is highlighted.
How Raymond A. Feaster Compares
Offender Outcome
Executed in 1934
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Raymond A. Feaster is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Raymond A. Feaster was killed by gun; unknown type.
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