DeSoto County Sheriff's Office, Mississippi
End of Watch: Wednesday, December 16, 1936
Age: 36
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: December 12, 1936
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Deputy Sheriff Robert Dodson was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man on a liquor law warrant near the Mississippi - Tennessee line.
Despite being mortally wounded, Deputy Dodson was able to return fire and killed the subject.
Deputy Dodson was taken to a hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, where he succumbed to his wounds four days later.