Geneva County Sheriff's Department, Alabama
End of Watch: Wednesday, August 7, 1957
Age: 48
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: August 5, 1957
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Died in prison
Sheriff J.C. Woodham succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained three days earlier when he stopped two suspects who had stolen narcotics from a local hospital.
The two suspects were arrested in Pensacola, Florida, the day after the shooting. In November 1957 both suspects were convicted of first degree murder. One was sentenced to life in prison and the other was sentenced to death. The death sentence was later commuted to life. Both men died in prison.
Sheriff Woodham was survived by his two teenage children.