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Patrolman John William Sartain | Corpus Christi Police Department, Texas Corpus Christi Police Department, Texas

Patrolman

John William Sartain

Corpus Christi Police Department, Texas

End of Watch: Friday, August 20, 1971

Bio & Incident Details

Age: 22

Tour: Not available

Badge # 133

Cause: Gunfire

Incident Date: 8/20/1971

Weapon: Rifle

Suspect: Convicted

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Patrolman Sartain was shot and killed by a sniper while using an employee entrance at the police station during a shift change. The suspect, who lived in an apartment complex 200-yards behind the police station, was apprehended and convicted of Patrolman Sartain's murder.

Patrolman Sartain was survived by his wife, son, brother, and mother.

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My father, Sgt. Larry L. Bolt, told me the story of Patrolman Sartain's death several times when I was a child. It was a painful incident for the department, and one my father never forgot.

Cody L. Bolt
April 10, 2013

 

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