Today, we remember Anderson County Sheriff’s Office SC Deputy Sheriff James R. “Bud” Wilson, Dillon County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Sheriffs Carroll J. Taylor and John C. Williamson, and North Charleston Police Department Detective Albert Thowel Leppert.
On this date in 1926, Deputy Wilson was shot and killed while he and another officer struggled with a man they were attempting to arrest. The man fired a Winchester rifle, striking Deputy Wilson in the throat. Although mortally wounded, Deputy Wilson was able to return fire and kill the suspect.
On this date in 1986, Deputy Sheriffs Taylor and Williamson were killed together in an automobile accident when their patrol car veered off the road, down an embankment, and into a tree.
On this date in 1990, Detective Leppert suffered a fatal heart attack after he had gone to a local supply company to purchase supplies for the crime scene office. He was loading the van when he suffered a heart attack and died at the scene.
