Bio & Incident Details
Age: 50
Tour: 15 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 5/4/1975
Weapon: Officer's handgun
Suspect: Served 14 years
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Sergeant Haralson and Trooper James Young, of the Georgia State Patrol, were shot and killed by a suspect who had managed to gain control of Trooper Young's service weapon. Trooper Young had arrested the man and brought him to the Cordele Police Department for a breath test when the suspect attacked the trooper. The suspect was later apprehended and sentenced to life but served only 14 years.
Sergeant Haralson had been with the agency for 15 years and was survived by his wife and two children.
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