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Marshal William Jefferson Prince | Davisboro Police Department, Georgia
Davisboro Police Department, Georgia

Marshal

William Jefferson Prince

Davisboro Police Department, Georgia

End of Watch: Sunday, February 20, 1910

Biographical Info

Age: 40
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: February 13, 1910
Weapon Used: Shotgun
Suspect Info: Sentenced to 12 years

Marshal Prince succumbed to wounds received one week earlier when he was shot after responding to a house after receiving reports of a disturbance. While at the home he ordered one of the men to appear at the Mayor's court on the following Monday morning. As he turned to leave the man grabbed a shotgun and shot him in the leg, causing a serious wound. The suspect fired a second shot as Marshal Prince fell to the ground, but the shot missed. Marshal Prince was attended to by a doctor but succumbed to the wound in a hospital.
The suspect was apprehended several days later and was sentenced to 12 years in prison.