Town Marshal W. J. C. Davis, Glen Allan Marshal's Office, Mississippi

Town Marshal W. J. C. Davis

Glen Allan Marshal's Office, Mississippi

End of Watch Sunday, December 18, 1932

W. J. C. Davis

Town Marshal Davis was shot and killed by a man he arrested for assaulting a woman. As he was searching the suspect he found a pint of whiskey. As he stooped over to place the bottle on the ground, the suspect whipped out a pistol from his back pocket and shot the marshal twice, killing him instantly.

The suspect who escaped in his automobile evaded capture for more than a year. He was apprehended in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in January of 1934, and returned to Washington County where he was charged with Marshal Davis' murder.

Bio

Age 45
Tour Not available
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Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Handgun; .38 caliber
Offender Apprehended

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Town Marshal Davis your sacrifice will never be forgotten! Thank you for your dedicated service to the Citizens of and the Town of Glen Allan! Continue to Rest in Peace.
Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. John 15:13

"Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of GOD." Matthew 5:9

Corporal Tony Dunn
Mississippi Highway Patrol, Troop D

December 18, 2015