Branchville Police Department, South Carolina
End of Watch Saturday, June 30, 1951
Add to My HeroesJames W. Ethridge
Chief James Ethridge was shot to death as he entered a cafe near the Branchville Depot where he went to quell a disturbance.
A 22 year-old man went into a rage and opened fire with a shotgun when the cafe juke box failed to play the record he had selected. Chief Ethridge and a bystander were killed instantly. Five other persons were wounded, including a five-year-old boy. Shortly after the shooting the suspect surrendered to a state trooper.
The suspect was convicted of first degree murder and executed in the electric chair on November 16, 1951.
Bio
- Age 39
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Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Shotgun
- Offender Executed in 1951
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