Baxter County Sheriff's Office, Arkansas
End of Watch Wednesday, June 15, 1892
Add to My HeroesAbraham Garland Byler
Sheriff Abraham Byler was shot and killed while attempting to serve an arrest warrant on a murder suspect in Gassville.
The suspect opened fire on Sheriff Byler with a rifle and then fled to Georgia. He was never apprehended or tried for Sheriff Byler's murder.
Sheriff Byler was a veteran of the Confederate Army and he served as the first sheriff of Baxter County. He was survived by his wife and children.
Bio
- Age 63
- Tour 16 years
- Badge Not available
- Military Veteran
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Rifle
- Offender Never apprehended
Most Recent Reflection
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The man who hired the suspect was killed in a battle with a posse soon after byler death
https://www.baxtercountysheriff.com/history_view.php?id=27
Oct 5, 1894 in Oklahoma the suspect was arrested under an alias and admitting killing Byler, a cattle inspector in Nebraska and a man in New Mexico
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~okbits/perkins.html
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December 10, 2023
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