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Lieutenant John M. Brown | Cherokee Nation Marshal Service, Tribal Police
Cherokee Nation Marshal Service, Tribal Police

Lieutenant

John M. Brown

Cherokee Nation Marshal Service, Tribal Police

End of Watch: Sunday, December 28, 1845

Biographical Info

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

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Incident: December 28, 1845
Weapon Used: Edged weapon
Suspect Info: Not available

Lieutenant Brown was stabbed to death in retaliation for the shooting death of an outlaw the previous year. Lieutenant Brown and other tribal police were attempting to arrest several members of an outlaw gang when a shootout erupted. One of the leaders of the gang was killed. A friend of the man located Lieutenant Brown and stabbed him to death.