Caroline County Sheriff's Office, Virginia
End of Watch: Saturday, June 12, 1830
Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: June 12, 1830
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Executed
Sheriff Thomas Thornton was shot and killed while attempting to serve a writ on a man.
The man was apprehended, convicted of Sheriff Thornton's murder, and subsequently hung on November 26th, 1830.