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| Patrolman James Powell Hays
Kentucky Highway Patrol
Kentucky
End of Watch: Saturday, December 21, 1935 Biographical Info
Age: 38
Tour of Duty: 5 months
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Saturday, December 21, 1935
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Later shot and killed Patrolman Hays and Patrolman Robert Rowland were shot and killed while attempting to question two brothers about a stolen automobile at the garage they operated in Franklin. One of the brothers was sentenced to life and one was sentenced to six years.
The suspect who was released after only six years went on to murder Deputy Sheriff Melvin Fleming, of the Davidson County, Tennessee, Sheriff's Department, and Detective Charles Mundy, of the Nashville, Tennessee, Police Department. The two were murdered after Deputy Fleming attempted to arrest the man in a restaurant for being drunk in public. The suspect was shot and killed in the ensuing shootout.
Patrolman Hays had served with the Kentucky Highway Patrol for 5 months. He was survived by his wife and three daughters. Related Line of Duty Deaths | |
