Sheriff Abraham Garland Byler, Baxter County Sheriff's Office, Arkansas

Sheriff Abraham Garland Byler

Baxter County Sheriff's Office, Arkansas

End of Watch Wednesday, June 15, 1892

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Abraham 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

warrant service, murder suspect

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Of Interest:
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