In memory of
Ches H. Estes
1935
- Their country
- United States of America
- Killed that day
- February 4, 1935, aged 34
Their life
Marshal Estes was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man who had attacked a woman only moments earlier. He had entered a darkened cafe while looking for the man and was struck in the chest by a gunshot blast fired by the suspect. On February 22, 1935, the suspect was sentenced to death but received a second trial and was sentenced to 99 years. He was paroled on January 2, 1947.
Survived by
Marshal Estes was survived by his wife.
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