CHARLIE A BATTS

Order a Wreath

Rank: Jailer
Panel: 40-W: 25
Department: Bastrop County, Texas, S.O.
End of Watch: April 22, 1879
Cause: Electrocution
Age: 17
Years of Service: 1

Description: While on guard duty at the Bastrop County Jail, Jailer Batts, two other men and a boy were struck by lightning. Jailer Batts was fatally injured while the other three individuals received minor burns. Jailer Batts was pronounced dead at the scene.