Deputy Sheriff Ben Wilder
Bibb County Sheriff's Office
Georgia
End of Watch: Sunday, May 29, 1892

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

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Sunday, May 29, 1892
Weapon Used: Handgun; Pistol
Suspect Info: Executed in 1892

Deputy Sheriff Ben Wilder was shot and killed by a 15 year-old boy he had arrested for petty larceny. As he was being escorted to jail the suspect produced a pistol and shot Deputy Wilder through the head, killing him instantly.

The suspect, who was apprehended several days later, was convicted of first degree murder and hanged at the Bibb County Jail in Macon November 30, 1892.