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Assistant Chief of Police

Charles Herman Driggers, Sr.

Elba Police Department — Elba, AL

Felonious

End of Watch September 2, 1964

Age 40

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1

Incident

Assistant Chief Charles Driggers was shot and killed and a Coffee County Deputy Sheriff was wounded while attempting to serve a peace warrant on a man. As the officers were walking up to the suspects residence he opened fire with a shotgun. The suspect, 42, was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death on December 9, 1964. On june 4, 1970, Governor Albert Brewer suspended his execution date indefinitely.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Assistant Chief of Police Driggers served with the Elba Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Elba community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Assistant Chief of Police Driggers.

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

Agency

Department Elba Police Department

Location Elba, AL

Platform Identity epd.coffee.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 2, 1964

Age 40

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Shotgun

Offender Sentenced to death

Assistant Chief of Police Charles Herman Driggers, Sr. 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 AL, 405 of 643 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63% of this state's fallen. That is 8.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Elba Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Elba Police Department

of 2 officers

50% Felonious

AL — Statewide

405

of 643 officers

63% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Herman Driggers, Sr.'s cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Charles Herman Driggers, Sr. Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Offender Outcome

Sentenced to death

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Herman Driggers, Sr. is highlighted in Sep.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Charles Herman Driggers, Sr. was killed by shotgun.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518

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