Blaine James Wilson

Deputy Wilson was shot and killed while attempting to arrest four men for selling bootleg whiskey. During the arrest, one of the men shot him, knocking him to the ground. A second suspect then took Deputy Wilson's gun and shot him in the chest a second time. Deputy Wilson survived long enough to identify the suspects and give an account of the incident. Two individuals were arrested for his murder. One of the suspects committed suicide in his jail cell. It is unknown what happened to the second suspect. Deputy Wilson was a United States Army WWI veteran with the 109th Field Signal Battalion. He had served with the Logan County Sheriff's Office for three weeks.