Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Aleck Culpepper was shot and killed by a man he was attempting to arrest for burglary.
Deputy Culpepper had a warrant for a man who had burglarized the commissary of a railroad tie contractor in Waycross. As Deputy Culpepper and two other deputies approached the suspect's shanty he opened fire with a rifle through a crack in the doorway. Deputy Culpepper was hit once in the chest and killed instantly.
The suspect was captured in Valdosta six months later. He was hanged on May 13, 1892.
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Deputy Sheriff Culpepper served with the Ware County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Waycross community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Aleck Culpepper 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. Aleck Culpepper's cause is highlighted.
How Aleck Culpepper Compares
Offender Outcome
Executed in 1892
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Aleck Culpepper is highlighted in Jun.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Aleck Culpepper was killed by rifle; .38 caliber.