Roll of Honor
Charles Guy
Incident
Location: Kentucky Incident Date: Tuesday, September 13, 1921 Weapon: Handgun; .38 caliber Offender: Sentenced to life
Patrolman Charles Guy succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained three weeks earlier while checking a passenger train in Bell County, Kentucky.
The train conductor had asked him remove hobos from the train. As Patrolman Guy checked the blind behind the engine he encountered two armed men. One of the men jumped off the train and fired a shot at Patrolman Guy, striking him in the spinal cord and causing paralysis.
Patrolman Guy's conditioned worsened and he died as the result of the wound three weeks after the shooting.
The man who shot Patrolman Guy was arrested, confessed to the shooting, and sentenced to life in prison.
Patrolman Guy had served with the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Police for two years and had previously served with the Middlesboro, Kentucky, Police Department for eight years. He also had previous service with the Knoxville Police Department and Lynch Police Department.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two sons, and several siblings.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Guy gave the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Louisville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Guy.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Charles Guy 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 KY, 755 of 983 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 76.8% of this state's fallen. That is 22.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Louisville and Nashville Railroad Police Department, 10 of 15 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Guy's cause is highlighted.
How Charles Guy Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to life
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Guy is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Charles Guy was killed by handgun; .38 caliber.
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