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Chief Deputy Sheriff Joseph Layton Lamb | Union County Sheriff's Office, South Carolina
Union County Sheriff's Office, South Carolina

Chief Deputy Sheriff

Joseph Layton Lamb

Union County Sheriff's Office, South Carolina

End of Watch: Friday, November 10, 1939

Biographical Info

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

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: November 10, 1939
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Shot and killed

Chief Deputy Joseph Lamb was shot and killed while attempting to arrest several suspects wanted for severely beating a police officer in a neighboring county.

Chief Deputy Lamb located the suspects at a house and attempted to arrest them. As he walked around the corner of the house, he confronted one of the suspects and the two exchanged shots. Both men were mortally wounded.

Chief Deputy Lamb was survived by his son, who later became sheriff of Union County.