AUGUST LEE EDWARDS

Officer Rank: Deputy Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 1-E: 29
Department: Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, S.O.
End of Watch: December 24, 1925
Cause: SHOT
Age: 31
Years of Service: 6
Description: Deputy Sheriff Edwards was fatally shot as he and Constable Llewellyn attempted to arrest a suspect for carrying a concealed weapon. Deputy Edwards was shot in the head and died at the scene. The suspect was arrested and charged with murder.
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