BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The South Carolina Law Enforcement Officers Hall of Fame held an induction ceremony Wednesday for seven South Carolina law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. One of those officers, Allen L. Jacobs, died in 2016.
The HOF also inducted six officers from years past–including two Berkeley County law enforcement officers. These officers were found to be line-of-duty deaths through research in the past year.
Robert Hasell, a magistrate’s constable was shot and murdered on February 10, 1893 near the Magnolia Phosphate Mines in Berkeley County while trying to arrest a fugitive. The fugitive, Jerry Horlbeck, was located and arrested three weeks after the murder. Horlbeck was hanged at the Berkeley County Jail on March 16, 1894 after his conviction was confirmed by the Circuit Court. Earlier that morning, Horlbeck attempted suicide by cutting his neck with a tin. He was revived and hanged.
Berkeley County Sheriff’s Deputy Clarence L. Woodard, died on February 5, 1936 of his injuries sustained in an automobile accident that occurred on Jan 30, 1936. The accident occurred at 3:45 am, six miles north of Moncks Corner as he was transporting a wayward juvenile to his home in Loris, SC. Woodard, 49, had served as a Berkeley County deputy since 1919.
The Hall of Fame is part of the SC Department of Public Safety and was established by a legislative act in 1974. By that act, its purpose was defined “as a memorial to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty and in recognition of the selfless dedication of all law enforcement officers in the day-to-day performance of their duties.”
“Induction into the Hall of Fame Memorial Room is a humble gesture by the people of South Carolina to recognize and remember the bravery of our fallen officers,” said SCDPS Director Leroy Smith during the ceremony. “Your officers will always be remembered and revered for the heroes that they were — not only in this room, but in the hearts and souls of the entire law enforcement family.”
There are now 371 officers who hold a place of honor in the Hall of Fame Memorial Room.
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