Crowder Police Department, Mississippi
End of Watch: Wednesday, September 13, 1939
Age: 58
Tour of Duty: 12 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: September 13, 1939
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Apprehended
Town Marshal Lige Denman was shot and killed with his own service weapon while attempting to put a prisoner in a cell.
The prisoner was able to disarm him and shot him four times in an attempt to escape. Marshal Denman managed to draw a second pistol from his pocket and shot and seriously wounded the man, who was captured by a posse a short time later.
Marshal Denman had served with the Crowder Police Department for 12 years.