Deputy Sheriff Will Griner

Deputy Sheriff Will Griner | Mitchell County Sheriff's Office, Georgia
Mitchell County Sheriff's Office, Georgia
Deputy Sheriff Will Griner

Mitchell County Sheriff's Office, Georgia

End of Watch Tuesday, November 10, 1914

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Will Griner

Deputy Sheriff Will Griner was shot and killed near Camilla as he and the Worth County Sheriff attempted to arrest a man for cattle stealing. As Deputy Griner entered the man's home he opened fire with a shotgun killing him instantly. The suspect was apprehended two days later near Dawson.

The 20-year-old suspect was convicted of Deputy Griner's murder and hanged in Mitchell County on January 15, 1915.

Deputy Griner was survived by his wife and four children.

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Incident Details

  • Cause Gunfire
  • Weapon Shotgun
  • Offender Executed in 1915
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