| Police Officer J. W. Stokes
Columbus Police Department
Georgia
End of Watch: Saturday, May 22, 1920 Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Thursday, May 20, 1920
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Executed Officer Stokes and Officer Charles Harvey were shot and killed while attempting to arrest a suspected liquor runner at the corner of 5th Avenue and 16th Street. The suspect produced a handgun and shot both officers. Officer Harvey died at the scene and Officer Stokes died of his wounds two days later.
The suspect fled the scene but was arrested a few days later. He was sentenced to death for the murders and later executed. Related Line of Duty Deaths | 
