GEORGE MATTHEW MYERS

Officer Rank: Deputy Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 54-E: 19
Department: Greenville County, South Carolina, S.O.
End of Watch: September 22, 1926
Cause: SHOT
Age: 47
Years of Service: 20
Description: Deputy Sheriff Myers was shot as he attempted to serve a warrant for domestic assault. Deputy Myers located the suspect and informed the man that he was under arrest. The suspect produced a .38 revolver and shot Deputy Myers three times. Deputy Myers died at the scene. The suspect was arrested but escaped from a mental hospital.
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