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Sheriff Doyle Smith | Searcy County Sheriff's Office, Arkansas
Searcy County Sheriff's Office, Arkansas

Sheriff

Doyle Smith

Searcy County Sheriff's Office, Arkansas

End of Watch: Wednesday, December 7, 1949

Biographical Info

Age: 51
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: December 4, 1949
Weapon Used: Handgun; Pistol
Suspect Info: Acquitted

Sheriff Doyle Smith was shot and mortally wounded in the business section of Marshall by a man he ordered to leave town or stop drinking. The subject was also wounded during an exchange of gunfire between the two. Sheriff Doyal died in a Little Rock hospital two days later.

The suspect was charged with first degree murder.

A dispute among witnesses over who fired the first shot led to the suspect's acquittal on February 10th, 1950.

Sheriff Smith is buried in Henley Cemetery, Seary County, Arkansas.