JOHN L WYLIE

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Officer Rank: Correctional Officer
Memorial Panel: 28-E: 26
Department: Texas Department of Criminal Justice
End of Watch: April 22, 1909
Cause: SHOT
Age: 39
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Correctional Officer Wylie was accidentally shot when his shotgun dropped and discharged. Officer Wylie and two fellow officers were attempting to apprehend an escaping convict from the Steiner Valley convict farm when his mule stumbled and fell. Officer Wylie's shotgun dropped and discharged, shooting him in the stomach.
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