Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Jailer Charles Sledd succumbed to injuries sustained eight months earlier when he was accidentally shot in the head.
He was attending to a fire that had broken out in the basement of the county courthouse, at the intersection of North Maysville Street and East High Street in Mount Sterling, when his pistol fell from its holster and discharged. The round struck him in the month and exited near his temple, causing severe damage to his right eye.
His recovery required him to have the damaged eye removed and he traveled to Louisville in October to undergo the operation. After being given an anesthetic for the operation he collapsed and died.
Deputy Sledd had served as Montgomery County's deputy jailer for seven years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Jailer Sledd gave the Montgomery County Regional Jail 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Mt. Sterling community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Jailer Sledd.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Jailer Charles E. Sledd 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 KY, 161 of 983 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.4% of this state's fallen. That is 14.6 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Montgomery County Regional Jail, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles E. Sledd's cause is highlighted.
How Charles E. Sledd Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Charles E. Sledd is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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