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Acting Chief of Police

Charles Newell "Bud" Overman

Wymore Police Department — Wymore, NE

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch March 30, 1948

Age 58

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Acting Chief Bud Overman was shot and killed while transporting a prisoner to the Wymore City Jail. He had just arrested the man for drunk driving and was approaching the jail when the man produced a hidden .32 caliber handgun and shot him. The suspect fled a short distance and then committed suicide. Acting Chief Overman was a United States Army WWI Purple Heart veteran. He was survived by his wife, two children, and five grandchildren. He is buried at Wymore Cemetery in Wymore, Gage County, Nebraska.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two children, and five grandchildren.

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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Acting Chief of Police Overman served with the Wymore Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Wymore community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Wymore Police Department

Location Wymore, NE

Platform Identity wpd.gage.ne.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 30, 1948

Age 58

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun; .32 caliber

Offender Committed suicide

Military Service

Charles Newell "Bud" Overman served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Acting Chief of Police Charles Newell "Bud" Overman 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 NE, 97 of 151 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 64.2% of this state's fallen. That is 10 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

Wymore Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

NE — Statewide

of 151 officers

64.2% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Newell "Bud" Overman's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Charles Newell "Bud" Overman Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Offender Outcome

Committed suicide

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Newell "Bud" Overman is highlighted in Mar.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Charles Newell "Bud" Overman was killed by handgun; .32 caliber.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518