HOKE B SMITH SR
Update officers information and/or submit photo of officer
If you aren't logged into the website, you will be taken to a login page and then to the Update Officer Information form.
Officer Rank: Deputy Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 38-W: 27
Department: Columbus County, North Carolina, S.O.
End of Watch: May 13, 1930
Cause: SHOT
Age: 32
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Deputy Sheriff Smith was shot by four men--bootleggers--who had called out to him regarding a stolen vehicle, a ruse designed to get the deputy out of his residence. The bootleggers were angry that Deputy Smith had conducted a raid on their moonshine still and destroyed gallons of liquor. Three of the men held Deputy Smith while the fourth man shot him four times, which left him paralyzed. Deputy Smith was hospitalized until his death five months later due to blood poisoning. Deputy Smith was able to identify his assailants, and they were arrested.
View on Memorial
Share bio via email
Download Memorial map
Search for another officer
Update officers information and/or submit photo of officer
If you aren't logged into the website, you will be taken to a login page and then to the Update Officer Information form.
Update officers information and/or submit photo of officer
If you aren't logged into the website, you will be taken to a login page and then to the Update Officer Information form.
