| Trooper Jerome Scott Clifton Kentucky State Police Kentucky End of Watch: Wednesday, October 1, 1980 Biographical Info Age: 30 Tour of Duty: 9 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Tuesday, September 16, 1980 Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: Deceased Trooper Jerome Clifton succumbed to a gunshot wound of the leg that he received two weeks earlier while attempting to rescue hostages from a crazed gunman.
The suspect was sentenced to prison but had the conviction overturned. During a second trial he was sentenced to 20 years and released due to time served. The man died from illness in 2004.
Trooper Clifton had served with the agency for 9 years. He was survived by his wife and two daughters. |