Tippah County Sheriff's Department, Mississippi
End of Watch: Saturday, July 5, 1947
Age: 50
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: July 5, 1947
Weapon Used: Shotgun
Suspect Info: Convicted of manslaughter
Constable Rufus Crum was killed by a shotgun blast while attempting to arrest a man at a home for a disturbance charge near Blue Mountain, Mississippi.
The suspect, 23, turned himself in a week later. He pled guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to prison. 1950 census records listed him as a prison inmate.