Bio & Incident Details
Age: 41
Tour: Not available
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 8/6/1917
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: Sentenced to 50 years
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Patrolman Dorsett was shot and killed and another officer was wounded when they attempted to arrest a local preacher for stealing a dog. The suspect was arrested the next day.
On October 4, 1917, the last day of the suspects trial, Patrolman Dorsett's wife produced a gun; shot and seriously wounded the suspect in the court room. Court officers subdued her as spectators cried "shoot him again, shoot him again". The suspect was found guilty of murder and sentenced to 50 years in prison.
Patrolman Dorsett was survived by his wife.
