Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Webb Edwards was shot and killed by a man he was attempting to arrest on a warrant.
The suspect was apprehended six weeks later in Metter, Georgia. On September 29, 1921, he was found guilty of murder and sentenced to die in the electric chair. The South Carolina Supreme Court ordered a new trial and he was again found guilty of murder but sentenced to life on March 8, 1923. He had a parole hearing in 1932 but the outcome is not known.
Deputy Edwards had served with the Saluda County Sheriff's Office for 12 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and six children.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Edwards gave the Saluda County Sheriff's Office 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Saluda community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Edwards.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff William Weber Edwards 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 Saluda County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Weber Edwards's cause is highlighted.
How William Weber Edwards Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. William Weber Edwards is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. William Weber Edwards was killed by handgun; pistol.
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