THOMAS WILSON NAPIER
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Officer Rank: Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 9-W: 28
Department: Lincoln County, Kentucky, S.O.
End of Watch: September 18, 1869
Cause: SHOT
Age: 51
Years of Service: 1
Description: Sheriff Napier and Town Marshal E.M. Davison were shot as they attempted to arrest an intoxicated man who was causing a public disturbance and firing a gun. Sheriff Napier died at the scene. Marshal Davison survived his injuries. The suspect was apprehended 10 years later and charged with murder.
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