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Deputy Sheriff Robert Hensley | Owsley County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky
Owsley County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky

Deputy Sheriff

Robert Hensley

Owsley County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky

End of Watch: Saturday, March 27, 1954

Biographical Info

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

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: March 27, 1954
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Acquitted

Deputy Hensley and Sheriff Clarence Taylor were shot and killed while investigating a truck that was stuck in a ditch on the side of a roadway. One of three men inside the vehicle, all who had been drinking, opened fire killing both. All three were apprehended.

All three, two a father and son, were tried and acquitted four years later.