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Photograph: Sheriff Nimrod Johnson Miller

Patch image: Burnet County Sheriff's Department, Texas






Sheriff Nimrod Johnson Miller
Burnet County Sheriff's Department
Texas

End of Watch: Thursday, September 1, 1881

Biographical Info
Age: 37
Tour of Duty: 4 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Assault
Date of Incident: Thursday, September 1, 1881
Incident Location: Oklahoma
Weapon Used: Edged weapon; Bow and arrow
Suspect Info: Not available

Sheriff Miller was shot with an arrow and beaten by several suspects while en route to Indian Territory (modern day Oklahoma) to arrest a suspect. Sheriff Miller's body was never found. Details of his demise were not learned until a prisoner in Fort Smith, Arkansas, confessed that he witnessed the murder.

Sheriff Miller had served with the agency for 4 years. He was survived by his wife and seven children.

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