Chester Robert Revis (1920 - 1941), a farmer, was killed by deputy sheriff Walter Dawson in Wayne County, North Carolina. Dawson claimed that upon arriving at Turner Swamp Church to investigate a disturbance, he noticed Revis, drunk, was holding a brick and a bottle in his hands. Dawson claimed he ordered Revis to put down the brick and bottle, and Revis refused. Dawson fired a warning shot, then fatally shot Revis, claiming Revis ignored his commands. Grand jury indicted. The homicide charge against Dawson was eventually dismissed when a witness claimed that Dawson shot Revis when Revis was “in the act of throwing a brick at the officer.”

Chester Robert Revis