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Mike Knotts
1925
Mike K. Knotts Sr..
How He Died
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Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Chief of Police Mike Knotts was shot and killed as he attempted to arrest a man for being drunk and disruptive around 4:00 p.m.
The suspect, who had been arrested by Chief Knotts several times, declared that he would kill the chief if he ever tried to arrest him again. As Chief Knotts approached the suspect on a local street, he pulled out a revolver he had concealed under his shirt and shot the chief through the heart. A short time later, he surrendered to the Aiken County Sheriff.
The suspect was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to seven to 14 years in the South Carolina Penitentiary on November 4th, 1925.
Chief Knotts was a United States Army Spanish-American War veteran.
The suspect, who had been arrested by Chief Knotts several times, declared that he would kill the chief if he ever tried to arrest him again. As Chief Knotts approached the suspect on a local street, he pulled out a revolver he had concealed under his shirt and shot the chief through the heart. A short time later, he surrendered to the Aiken County Sheriff.
The suspect was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to seven to 14 years in the South Carolina Penitentiary on November 4th, 1925.
Chief Knotts was a United States Army Spanish-American War veteran.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and five children.
Service Record
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Wagener Police Department
Chief of Police
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