Dallas Police Department, Texas
End of Watch Wednesday, February 7, 1951
Add to My HeroesWillis Wood "Johnny" Sides
Officer Johnny Sides succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained on January 22nd, 1951, when he was shot after he and his partner stopped a vehicle for running a red light.
As they approached the vehicle the four men opened fire on them, striking Officer Sides in his abdomen and wounding his partner. The suspects were arrested two days later in Arkansas after a county sheriff used a rock to subdue them.
The men were suspects for the December 1950 wounding of a Mississippi Department of Public Safety trooper. All four men were convicted of murdering Officer Sides. Two were executed and two were sentenced to life in prison.
Officer Sides had served with the Dallas Police Department for three months. He was survived by his parents, brother, and two sisters.
Bio
- Age 22
- Tour 3 months
- Badge 337
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Incident Date Monday, January 22, 1951
- Weapon Gun; Unknown type
- Offender Two executed
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