Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, Texas
End of Watch: Friday, December 16, 1932
Age: 41
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: December 16, 1932
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Pardoned in 1944
Deputy Gibson was shot and killed after he responded to a report of a burglary alarm at a local drugstore. Upon his arrival the two burglars opened fire on him. Deputies followed their foot prints in the snow and apprehended both suspects near Purvis. One was a escapee from the Oklahoma Penitentiary.
On March 23, 1933, both suspects, 29 and 31, were convicted of murder and sentenced to 99 years each. They were both pardoned on February 6, 1944.
Deputy Gibson was survived by his wife and child.