Bio & Incident Details
Age: 32
Tour: 12 years
Badge # 86
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 8/19/1959
Weapon: Handgun; .22 caliber
Suspect: Released in 1973
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Trooper Duckworth was shot and killed after responding to a domestic disturbance at a hotel in Hattiesburg at 1950 hours. The suspect was apprehended later in the evening.
The suspect was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death on November 23, 1959. A year later the verdict was overturned for insanity reasons and he was committed in a state mental hospital. In 1973 he was declared sane and ordered to stand trial for murder a second time. On May 24, 1973, his trial resulted in a hung jury. A mistrial was declared and he was released.
Trooper Duckworth had been with the agency for 12 years and was assigned to Troop J. He was survived by his wife.
