Pasco County Sheriff's Office, Florida
End of Watch Wednesday, October 4, 1922
Add to My HeroesArthur Fleece Crenshaw
Constable Arthur Crenshaw and Federal Prohibition Agent John Waters, of the United States Treasury Department, were shot and killed while investigating illegal stills in Pasco County, Florida. They were shot from ambush as they sat in their car.
Six men, five of them brothers, were arrested and charged with both murders. All were tried, but none were convicted. One was shot and killed on February 24th, 1925, by officers raiding a liquor still near the site where Constable Crenshaw and Agent Waters were killed.
Constable Crenshaw was survived by his wife, son, mother, and brother.
He is buried in Trilby Cemetery, Trilby, Pasco County, Florida.
Bio
- Age 32
- Tour Not available
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Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Shotgun
- Offender Apprehended
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Most Recent Reflection
View all 16 ReflectionsConstable Crenshaw,
On today, the 100th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of Pasco County. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.
R.I.P.
USBP
Anonymous
United States Border Patrol
October 4, 2022
