Pulaski County Sheriff’s Memorial Set for May 27

pulaski county sheriff memorial 2The employees of the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department will be remembering three fallen comrades in a Sheriff’s Memorial service on Tuesday, May 27 at noon ET at the Sheriff’s Department.

Remembered will be Sheriff Charles Henry Oglesby who was shot and killed on October 5th, 1907 while attempting to arrest three men stealing a ride on a Pennsylvania Railroad freight train. The men were a gang of safecrackers who just burglarized the Marsh store in Burnettsville. The suspects were captured in the Winamac area.

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Sheriff’s Memorial Service Today in Pulaski County

The employees of the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department will be remembering their fallen comrades in a Sheriff’s Memorial service today at Noon ET at the Sheriff’s Department.

Honored will be Sheriff Charles Henry Oglesby, Sheriff Milo “Mike” Lewis and Deputy Sheriff Shadron Kiley “Shad” Bassett. These officers were killed in the line of duty while serving the citizens of Pulaski County.

All are invited to the service.