Trooper James David Young
Georgia State Patrol
Georgia
End of Watch: Sunday, May 4, 1975
Cause: Gunfire

Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: 481

Trooper Young and Sergeant Willis Haralson, of the Cordele Police Department, Georgia, were shot and killed by a suspect who had managed to gain control of Trooper Young's service weapon. Trooper Young had arrested the man and brought him to the Cordele Police Department for a breath test when the suspect attacked the trooper.

The suspect was later apprehended and sentenced to life but served only 14 years.