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Town Marshal John C. Dickinson | Trenton Police Department, Kentucky
Trenton Police Department, Kentucky

Town Marshal

John C. Dickinson

Trenton Police Department, Kentucky

End of Watch: Monday, September 10, 1906

Biographical Info

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

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: September 8, 1906
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Not available

Town Marshal John Dickinson succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained two days earlier while attempting to arrest a suspect. The man shot him in the abdomen and then fled the scene.

A large posse was formed immediately after the shooting but was unable to apprehend the man. The man was identified and three men thought to be him were arrested and released between 1906 and 1915.