JAMES M BENNETT

Officer Rank: Deputy Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 19-E: 29
Department: Chelan County, Washington, S.O.
End of Watch: July 14, 1911
Cause: SHOT
Age: 39
Years of Service: 3
Description: Deputy Sheriff Bennett was accidentally shot with his own gun when the gun fell from its holster and discharged. Deputy Bennett and Deputy Frank Sinclair were travelling to a farm to serve a warrant when the accident occurred. Deputy Bennett sustained a gunshot wound to the chest and died at the scene.
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