Trinity County Sheriff's Department, California
End of Watch Tuesday, March 17, 1868
Add to My HeroesJames Cochran
Sheriff Cochran was stabbed to death by a prisoner while transporting the man to another location. The prisoner, who was not restrained, produced a concealed knife and stabbed the sheriff several times. The man escaped but was apprehended a short time later.
The suspect was sent to a mental institution where he died on September 11, 1872, from consumption.
Sheriff Cochran had been with the agency for two years and was survived by his wife and three children.
Bio
- Age 33
- Tour 2 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Stabbed
- Weapon Edged weapon; Knife
- Offender Died in mental institution
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