Deputy Game Warden John C. Wagner

John C. Wagner

Deputy Game Warden John Wagner was shot and killed on a farm on Egbert Road near Bedford, Ohio.

He had encountered a man and nephew hunting squirrels on the farm and attempted to inspect the uncle's shotgun. A struggle ensued during which Warden Wagner was fatally shot. His body was found in a wooded area by mushroom foragers two days later.

The uncle had also been wounded and made a false report before Warden Wagner's body had been found that he had been shot on the same farm while squirrel hunting. The uncle was charged with manslaughter.