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Robert Bobby Shull Cheshire Jr

Case from Medina, ND dated Feb 13, 1983

Victim Details

Robert

Male

White / Caucasian

Medina

ND

1983-02-13

32

Robert Bobby

Shull Cheshire Jr

Yes

06/20/2026

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On a frigid February day in 1983, the small town of Medina, North Dakota, became the scene of a violent and tragic confrontation that would leave two law enforcement officers dead. Among them was Robert Cheshire, a dedicated Deputy U.S. Marshal. The events of February 13th unfolded as a team of U.S. Marshals, including Cheshire and U.S. Marshal Kenneth Muir, attempted to serve a warrant on a man named Gordon Kahl, a known tax protester and member of the extremist group Posse Comitatus.

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    I recently came across the case of Deputy U.S. Marshal Robert S. Cheshire, Jr., and it's been on my ... ...Read More
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