Dubois County Sheriff's Department, Indiana
End of Watch: Thursday, May 19, 1842
Age: 45
Tour of Duty: 7 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: May 19, 1842
Weapon Used: Shotgun
Suspect Info: Pardoned
Sheriff Thomas Wooldridge was shot and killed in an ambush by a suspect he had previously arrested. As Sheriff Wooldridge walked down a street in Jasper, the suspect shot him from an upstairs window.
The suspect was sentenced to two years in prison but was later pardoned by a judge that was also a personal friend of the suspect.
Sheriff Wooldridge had served with the Dubois County Sheriff's Department for seven years. He was survived by his wife.