Breathitt County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky
End of Watch: Monday, June 12, 1933
Age: 38
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: June 12, 1933
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy James Marshall was shot and killed while walking a prisoner to the county jail in Jackson, Kentucky. He encountered a group of men on a bridge, who shot him and then fled.
His prisoner was also killed by the gunfire.
It is believed that Deputy Marshall was shot in revenge and the prisoner was an innocent victim of the attackers.
Deputy Marshall was survived by his wife.