A. G. Bush
Patrolman A. G. Bush was killed in a motorcycle accident while responding to a call for service. Another vehicle turned in front of his motorcycle causing a collision.
T. A. Nicholson
Patrolman Thomas Nicholson and Patrolman Barnett were shot and killed after they responded to a domestic disturbance in North Lakeland.
It was later determined that both suspects used the same gun and each killed one officer. Both suspects were convicted.
W. T. Barnett
Patrolman Barnett and Patrolman Thomas Nicholson were shot and killed after they responded to a domestic disturbance in North Lakeland.
It was later determined that both suspects used the same gun and each killed one officer. Both suspects were convicted.
Frank Dixon
Constable Frank Dixon was ambushed, shot and killed in a wooded area while investigating liquor law violations allegedly involving “Moon shiners”.
J. Edward Harrelson
On December 21, 1926, 35-year-old Deputy Harrelson was fatally shot while intercepting two armed robbery suspects north of Lakeland. Following the encounter, the suspects fled on foot under fire from the deputy’s father and brother. Deputy Harrelson was transported to Lakeland General Hospital, where he tragically succumbed to his wounds.
Oliver Thomas Smith
On January 16, 1922, 29-year-old Deputy Smith was fatally shot while attempting to arrest a suspect at the Hartzog Sawmill in Nalaca. The suspect, wanted for an earlier attempted shooting of a sawmill foreman over a financial dispute, ambushed the deputy during the arrest. After hiding in the woods for several days, the suspect eventually surrendered to authorities.
Silas W. Campbell
Marshal Campbell was shot and killed while attempting to arrest two drunk brothers who were creating a disturbance.
The two men were arrested by other officers but were removed from the jail by an angry mob and lynched.
Marshal Campbell had served as town marshal for one year and was survived by his wife and children.