Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Charles McCraw was shot and killed while serving a warrant near Crenshaw.
Deputy McCraw enlisted the aid of the suspect's employer when he went to apprehend the suspect. Arriving at the suspect's brother-in-law's home, Deputy McCraw entered the residence while the suspect's employer waited outside. Before Deputy McCraw could read the warrant, the suspect shot him in the head, killing him instantly. When his employer attempted to enter the house, the suspect threatened him with his shotgun. The suspect and another man stole Deputy McCraw's watch and $85 before fleeing.
The suspect fled to Florida, where he killed Deputy Sheriff Cornelius Rain of the Alachua County Sheriff's Office on February 21, 1919, when Deputy Rain attempted to arrest him. After shooting three people in Suwannee County, a posse attempted to arrest him, and he was shot and killed while resisting arrest.
Deputy McCraw had served with the Berrien County Sheriff's Office for eight years. During that time, he also served as a constable.
Survivors
He was survived by seven children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff McCraw gave the Berrien County Sheriff's Office 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Nashville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff McCraw.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Charles Dancy McCraw 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 GA, 548 of 903 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.7% of this state's fallen. That is 6.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Dancy McCraw's cause is highlighted.
How Charles Dancy McCraw Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Dancy McCraw is highlighted in Feb.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Charles Dancy McCraw was killed by shotgun.