Bio & Incident Details
Age: Not available
Tour: Not available
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Location: Oklahoma
Incident Date: 2/20/1892
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: Found Not Guilty
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Marshal Pemberton was shot and killed while trying to arrest a man who had assaulted another marshal.
Marshal Pemberton went with a posse to arrest the man, but there was a group waiting to prevent this. There was a gun battle and when the smoke cleared, Marshal Pemberton lay dead in the street. The marshal that had been assaulted was also wounded in the fracas.
Four men were arrested and tried for the murder of Marshal Pemberton, but were found not guilty as no one could testify they'd seed them fire at the marshal.
