Today, we remember Chester Police Department, Chester, SC Captain James K. Marshall, Lexington County Constable James Earle Price, Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Sheriff Gary Douglas Blackwood, and Oconee County Sheriff’s Office – SC Deputy Sheriff William Frederick Schuck, III.
On this date in 1898, Captain James Marshall was shot and killed while investigating a subject attempting to pass a bad check at a local bank.
On this date in 1925, Constable James Price was shot and killed after stopping a vehicle he suspected of transporting illegal whiskey.
On this date in 1988, Deputy Gary Blackwood was electrocuted when he attempted to move a downed power line from the roadway at the scene of an accident caused by a drunk driver.
On this date in 2010, Deputy Sheriff Bill Schuck was killed when he became pinned between a tree and his patrol car on a dirt road off of Highway 11 North.
