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Sheriff Herman Cook | Colbert County Sheriff's Office, Alabama
Colbert County Sheriff's Office, Alabama

Sheriff

Herman Cook

Colbert County Sheriff's Office, Alabama

End of Watch: Sunday, August 18, 1963

Biographical Info

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

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: August 18, 1963
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Deceased

Sheriff Herman Cook and Chief of Police James Pace, of the Littleville Police Department, were shot and killed while attempting to arrest a bootlegger.

Two other deputies were also wounded when the man ambushed the officers. The suspect was apprehended but died of cancer in jail while awaiting trial.

Sheriff Cook was a retired Alabama Department of Public Safety trooper and was serving his first term as sheriff.