GEORGE STEWART MAYNARD

Officer Rank: Deputy Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 45-E: 4
Department: McDowell County, West Virginia, S.O.
End of Watch: September 8, 1977
Cause: SHOT
Age: 34
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Deputy Sheriff Maynard was shot as he was booking a robbery suspect at the county courthouse. Deputy Maynard was questioning the suspect regarding a breaking and entering incident when the suspect pulled a concealed .38 handgun and shot Deputy Maynard. The suspect exchanged gunfire with a second deputy before he was arrested. The suspect was convicted of murder.
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