Corrections Officer Charles Frederick Cash, Kentucky Department of Corrections, Kentucky

Corrections Officer Charles Frederick Cash

Kentucky Department of Corrections, Kentucky

End of Watch Friday, May 9, 1986

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Charles Frederick Cash

Corrections Officer Cash was beaten to death by an inmate with a hammer while supervising a group of prisoners at the Western Kentucky Farm Center.

The suspect dragged Officer Cash's body into a barn and then escaped from the Farm Center in a prison van. The man was arrested, convicted of Officer Cash's murder, and sentenced to death.

Officer Cash had served with the Kentucky Department of Corrections for 10 years. He was survived by his wife and three children.

Bio

Age 35
Tour 10 years
Badge Not available

Incident Details

Cause Assault
Weapon Blunt object; Hammer
Offender Sentenced to death

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I love you, Grandpa Fred. We finally visited you at the Memorial Wall yesterday. My sisters and I wanted to leave a pint of ice cream for you, but dad wouldn't let us. But that's okay. I'm sure you're eating lots of ice cream up there in Heaven. You deserve it for the sacrifice you made. I'm sorry I never got to meet you in this life. I think about you every day. Dad talks about you a lot. Always good things. So I know you were a good person. I just wish I didn't have to wait until Heaven to finally meet you. Wait for me at the gates, okay? I'll be the one to run up and give you the biggest hug.

Mikaela Cash
Granddaughter

May 16, 2025