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Corporal Richard Varn Woods

End of Watch 8/19/1969 Corporal Woods was on Duty in Beaufort County on August 15, 1969 when he pulled a vehicle over for speeding. Cpl. Woods did…

Patrolman Marion Charles Steele

End of Watch 9/10/1966 Patrolman Steele was on duty in Chesterfield County when he was shot to death by one of three teenagers during a traffic stop…

Patrolman John Ray Riddle

End of Watch 1/15/1961 Patrolman Riddle was on duty in Clarendon County and was killed when his patrol vehicle collided head-on with a tractor…

Corporal Henry C. Yonce

End of Watch 5/19/1959 Corporal Yonce was on duty in Abbeville County on May 6, 1959, when he swerved his patrol vehicle to avoid hitting a truck…

Patrolman Harry Boyd Ray

End of Watch 9/7/1958 Patrolman Ray was on duty in Orangeburg County when he stopped a vehicle for speeding. Patrolman Ray did not know that the…

Patrolman Arnold R. Carter

End of Watch 6/18/1956 Patrolman Carter was on duty in Williamsburg County investigating reports of vehicles racing. Patrolman Carter was standing…

Patrolman Albert T. Sealy

End of Watch 10/5/1950 Patrolman Sealy was on duty in Greenville County when he was involved in a collision with an oil tanker truck. Patrolman…

Patrolman Norris Nettles

End of Watch 1/4/1942 Patrolman Nettles was on duty in Spartanburg County when he was attacked by four assailants during a traffic stop. Patrolman…

Patrolman Joseph P. Monroe

End of Watch 9/28/1941 Patrolman Monroe was on duty in Marlboro County when his motorcycle was in a collision with a tractor trailer in the Town of…

Patrolman George Gibbs Broome

End of Watch 5/28/1941 Patrolman Broome was on duty in Jasper County when his patrol vehicle struck a parked truck during heavy fog. Patrolman…