Mitchell County Sheriff's Office, Georgia
End of Watch: Tuesday, November 10, 1914
Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: November 10, 1914
Weapon Used: Shotgun
Suspect Info: Executed in 1915
Deputy Sheriff Will Griner was shot and killed near Camilla as he and the Worth County Sheriff attempted to arrest a man for cattle stealing. As Deputy Griner entered the man's home he opened fire with a shotgun killing him instantly. The suspect was apprehended two days later near Dawson.
The 20-year-old suspect was convicted of Deputy Griner's murder and hanged in Mitchell County on January 15, 1915.
Deputy Griner was survived by his wife and four children.