Roll of Honor
Henry Buford Graves
Incident
Officer Graves was killed when he fell from a vehicle that had sped away from a checkpoint near the center of Pageland.
Officer Graves was assisting two Pageland officers at the checkpoint, which had been setup as a result of an earlier incident where a vehicle drove through town and the occupants were discharging a firearm.
A vehicle that had already gone through the checkpoint drove through again and stopped for a brief moment. The Pageland police chief and Officer Graves stepped on the running board but stepped back off once they recognized the occupants. As Officer Graves then stepped back onto the running board the driver of the vehicle sped away with his lights off at a high rate of speed. Officer Graves was able to hold on for about three blocks before he was either assaulted and pushed or fell from the vehicle.
The three occupants of the vehicle were arrested and charged with murder but were found not guilty at trial.
Officer Graves was survived by his wife and eight children.
Survivors
Officer Graves was survived by his wife and eight children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Rural Police Officer Graves served with the Chesterfield County Rural Police Commission.
Thank you for your service to the Chesterfield community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Rural Police Officer Graves.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Rural Police Officer Henry Buford Graves 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 SC, 271 of 438 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.9% of this state's fallen. That is 7.7 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. Henry Buford Graves's cause is highlighted.
How Henry Buford Graves Compares
Offender Outcome
Acquitted of murder
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Henry Buford Graves is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Henry Buford Graves was killed by automobile.