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Jefferson Chason

Case from Fayetteville, NC dated Mar 02, 1907

Victim Details

Jefferson A. Chason

Male

Fayetteville

NC

1907-03-02

47

Jefferson

Chason

07/04/2026

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Jefferson A. Chason, aged 47, was the Chief of Police in Fayetteville, North Carolina. On March 2, 1907, he was fatally wounded while attempting to arrest a man suspected of illegally selling whiskey from his home. The incident occurred in an alley on Church Lane, near Cross Creek Cemetery. Chief Chason, along with Patrolman Owen Lockamy and a third officer, approached the suspect's home when the suspect opened fire on them. Patrolman Lockamy was killed instantly, while Chief Chason succumbed to ...
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