Deputy Sheriff Aleck Culpepper, Ware County Sheriff's Office, Georgia

Deputy Sheriff Aleck Culpepper

Ware County Sheriff's Office, Georgia

End of Watch Tuesday, June 17, 1890

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Aleck Culpepper

Deputy Sheriff Aleck Culpepper was shot and killed by a man he was attempting to arrest for burglary.

Deputy Culpepper had a warrant for a man who had burglarized the commissary of a railroad tie contractor in Waycross. As Deputy Culpepper and two other deputies approached the suspect's shanty he opened fire with a rifle through a crack in the doorway. Deputy Culpepper was hit once in the chest and killed instantly.

The suspect was captured in Valdosta six months later. He was hanged on May 13, 1892.

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Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Rifle; .38 caliber
Offender Executed in 1892

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Deputy Sheriff Culpepper,
On today, the 135th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of Ware County.

BPA Mike Casey
United States Border Patrol(Retired)

June 17, 2025