Roll of Honor
Charles Thomas Warner
Incident
Location: Oklahoma Incident Date: Saturday, December 31, 1932 Weapon: Handgun Offender: Apprehended
Deputy Marshal Warner succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained in Jay, Oklahoma on Dec. 31, 1932, while participating in a raid while searching for Pretty Boy Floyd.
Two gas grenades were deployed and a shootout ensued with the suspects inside the house. Deputy Marshal Warner was wounded in the shootout, with the bullet barely missing an artery. Pretty Boy Floyd was not present at the home, but five other suspects were arrested.
Deputy Marshal Warner never recovered from his injuries and passed away on May 23rd, 1935.
Deputy Marshal Warner had served with the agency for 22 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and five children.
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22 years. You could have gone home.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Warner gave the United States Department of Justice 22 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy U.S. Marshal Warner.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy U.S. Marshal Charles Thomas Warner 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 DC, 754 of 1,419 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, 251 of 313 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Thomas Warner's cause is highlighted.
How Charles Thomas Warner Compares
Offender Outcome
Apprehended
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Thomas Warner is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Charles Thomas Warner was killed by handgun.
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