United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit, U.S. Government
End of Watch Wednesday, October 4, 1922
Add to My HeroesJohn Van Waters
Federal Prohibition Agent John Waters and Constable Arthur Crenshaw, of the Pasco County Sheriff's Office, were shot and killed in Pasco County, Florida while investigating illegal stills. 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 24, 1925, by officers who were raiding a liquor still near the same place where Agent Waters and Constable Crenshaw were killed.
Agent Waters had served with the United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit for one month and as a U.S. Marshal for eight years. He was survived by his wife and five children.
He is buried in Williams Cemetery, Dade City, Pasco County, Florida.
Bio
- Age 46
- Tour 8 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Location Florida
- Weapon Shotgun
- Offender Apprehended
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Most Recent Reflection
View all 11 ReflectionsJohn Van Waters was my Great Grandfather. His daughter Nell Waters who married Orelan R. Carden was my Grandmother. So tragic that he died so young.
Cathryn Carden Darr
Great granddaughter of John Van Waters
April 3, 2025
