Calvert County's Fallen Officers
May 3, 1992
Sgt. Edward Clarence Wilson
North Beach Police Department
Heart Attack
Sergeant Edward Wilson suffered a fatal heart attack after responding to a fight at a local bar.
He had to intervene in two separate fights that occurred while he was on scene. He was transported to a local hospital after collapsing but was unable to be revived.
Sergeant Wilson had served with the North Beach Police Department for 10 years. He was survived by his wife and two children.
April 22, 1976
Deputy Mark Claude Featherstone
Calvert County Sheriff's Office
Automobile Crash
Deputy Sheriff Mark Featherstone was killed in an automobile crash at the intersection of Silver Hill Road and Pennsylvania Avenue in Prince George's County.
Deputy Featherstone and another deputy were in Forestville, Maryland, to attend training at the Prince George's County Police Training Academy when the crash occurred. The second deputy sustained minor injuries in the crash.
December 5, 1971
Sheriff Oscar William Lusby
Calvert County Sheriff's Office
Automobile Crash
Sheriff Billy Lusby was killed in an automobile crash while en route to conduct a burglary investigation with a Maryland State Police trooper at about 10:40 pm.
He was the passenger in the trooper's patrol car when it was struck head-on by another vehicle that attempted to pass a car on Route 2, just south of Route 497 in Lusby. Sheriff Lusby and a passenger in the other vehicle were both transported to Calvert County Hospital where they both died. The trooper and the other driver both suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Sheriff Lusby had served with the Calvert County Sheriff's Office for five years and had been elected as the sheriff in 1970. He was survived by his wife, two sons, and three daughters.
November 24, 1942
Officer Edward G. Robertson
North Beach Police Department
Assault
Policeman Edward Robertson succumbed to injuries sustained four days earlier when he was struck on the head with a bottle while attempting to break up a disturbance. He had gone to a local store at Randle Cliff to investigate reports of an altercation.
As he exited the store two of the men grabbed him and disarmed him. The third man then struck him on the back of the head with a bottle. Despite suffering a severe injury, Policeman Robertson was able to drive home. His condition worsened over the following two days, and he was transported to the Soldier's Home Hospital in Washington, D.C. He died of his injuries the following day.
The three suspects were charged in connection with Policeman Robertson's death but were acquitted.
Policeman Robertson was a U.S. Army veteran of the Spanish American War and is buried in Soldier's Home National Cemetery. He was survived by his wife and six children.
No known photograph of Policeman Robertson exists.