In memory of
Charlie Wright
1926
- Their country
- United States of America
- Killed that day
- November 15, 1926, aged 49
Their life
Marshal Charlie Wright was shot and mortally while attempting to arrest a man for public drunkeness. He died eight days later.
The suspect was arrested, convicted of Marshal Wright's murder, and sentenced to life in prison. He was pardoned by Acting Governor A. B. Chandler March 4, 1933.
Marshal Wright had been appointed marshal only six months earlier when his predecessor, Marshal Hiram Gregory, was shot and killed in the line of duty, while also attempting to arrest a man for public drunkeness.
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