Sheriff Charles Bell
Brown County Sheriff's Department
Texas
End of Watch: Wednesday, March 23, 1898

Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: 6 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Wednesday, March 23, 1898
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Shot and killed

Sheriff Bell was shot and killed as he and his deputy attempted to arrest a drunken blacksmith. Sheriff Bell and the deputy went to the suspect’s home and while upstairs the suspect stormed in and shot Sheriff Bell. The deputy returned fire and killed the suspect.

The deputy, George Washington Batton, was shot and killed in the line of duty on June 3, 1922, while serving as sheriff of Eddy County, New Mexico.

Sheriff Bell was survived by his wife and children.