Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Charles Wright was killed in an automobile accident while on duty. Sheriff Wright had served with the agency for 34 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, three children, and four grandchildren.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
34 years. You could have gone home.
Sheriff Wright gave the Taylor County Sheriff's Office 34 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Butler community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Wright.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff Charles James Wright is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In GA, 263 of 903 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.9 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Taylor County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles James Wright's cause is highlighted.
How Charles James Wright Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Charles James Wright is highlighted in May.
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