U.S. Army · United States 
W. Ricker
1902
W. C. Ricker served the U.S. Army.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Sheriff W.C. Ricker was shot and killed while attempting to apprehend a jail escapee. The suspect was later apprehended in Billings, Montana. The man was convicted of Sheriff Ricker's murder and sentenced to death. Several days before his hanging the State Supreme Court issued a stay of execution. On March 29, 1902, a group of angry citizens took him from the county jail and hanged him. Sheriff Ricker was a U.S. Army veteran of the Indian Wars and Spanish American War.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and four children.
Service Record
U.S. Army
Also Served
Natrona County Sheriff's Department
Sheriff
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