Bio & Incident Details
Age: Not available
Tour: 15 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 6/2/1912
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: Sentenced to life
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Town Marshal Matt Willard was shot and killed from ambush as he stood in a cotton patch in the outskirts of Flovilla at an early morning hour. Bloodhounds led the Butts County Sheriff to the home of a man who was arrested and charged with his murder.
The motive for the murder was unclear. The suspect maintained that he was innocent even though there was a witness to the crime. He was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life in prison February 27, 1913.
