Marshal Robert

Murdered

On February 13, 1983, Deputy U.S. Marshal Robert S. Cheshire, Jr., aged 32, was shot and killed while attempting to serve an arrest warrant near Medina, North Dakota. The warrant was for Gordon Kahl, a man wanted for parole violation and income tax evasion.

Cheshire, along with other U.S. Marshals and local law enforcement officers, had set up a roadblock to intercept Kahl. A gun battle ensued when Kahl and his companions were stopped. Cheshire and another Marshal, Kenneth Muir, were fa ...Read More

Deputy U.S. Marshal Robert S. Cheshire, Jr., United States ...

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