Ahijah W. "Caige" Grimes

Williamson County Sheriff's Office — Georgetown, TX

Felonious

End of Watch July 19, 1878

Age 27

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 5

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Caige Grimes was shot and killed during a stakeout of a local bank in Round Rock, Texas. He and other officers from his agency and the Texas Rangers received a tip that the Bass Gang would rob the bank. The officers observed four members of the gang enter a store next door to the bank. Deputy Grimes approached one of the gang members and asked if he was armed. The suspect immediately shot him. Two Texas Rangers who were nearby opened fire on the gang, killing one and mortally wounding the shooter. The other two escaped. Deputy Grimes was a former Texas Ranger. He was survived by his wife. He is buried in the northeast corner of the Round Rock Cemetery, Round Rock, Texas.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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148 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Deputy Sheriff Grimes served with the Williamson County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Georgetown community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Williamson County Sheriff's Office

Location Georgetown, TX

Platform Identity willso.williamson.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 19, 1878

Age 27

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Offender Two shot and killed

Deputy Sheriff Ahijah W. "Caige" Grimes 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 TX, 1,463 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Williamson County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Williamson County Sheriff's Office

of 6 officers

50% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,463

of 2,421 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious