Charles Wiget

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation — Sacramento, CA

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch January 14, 1952

Age 31

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

The Vigil Panel 88 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 41

Incident

Correctional Officer Wiget and Correctional Officer Vern Mackin were stabbed to death by two inmates during an escape attempt in San Quentin Prison. Both suspects were convicted of the murders and executed in 1958. Officer Wiget had served with the agency for 5 years and had previously served in World War II with the United States Navy.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and son.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Correctional Officer Wiget gave the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of California, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Location Sacramento, CA

Platform Identity cdcrcorr.sacramento.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 14, 1952

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Age 31

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Edged weapon

Offender Executed in 1958

Military Service

Charles Wiget served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Correctional Officer Charles Wiget 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 CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 1.2 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, 30 of 42 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 71.4% of this agency's fallen.

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

of 42 officers

71.4% Felonious

CA — Statewide

974

of 1,837 officers

53% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious