In memory of
Charlie Fields Sr.
1956
- Their country
- United States of America
- Killed that day
- March 7, 1956, aged 58
Their life
Deputy Sheriff Charlie Fields was shot and killed as he and another deputy attempted to take a man into custody on a mental health warrant in Athens, Texas. The deputies put the man into the patrol car but the man jumped out and ran back towards his house. The man's brother then engaged the deputies in a shootout. Deputy Fields and the brother were both killed. The original suspect was committed to Terrell State Hospital. Deputy Fields had served with the Henderson County Sheriff's Office for 35 years.
Survived by
He was survived by his wife, four sons, three daughters, three brothers, three sisters, 14 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
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