Deputy Sheriff Berry Lay, Campbell County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee

Deputy Sheriff Berry Lay

Campbell County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee

End of Watch Monday, April 27, 1931

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Berry Lay

Deputy Sheriff Berry Lay succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained the previous day following the raid of a still.

As he passed the home of the individuals who owned the still an altercation occurred in which he was shot in the knee with a shotgun. One of the two subjects who attacked him then took his service revolver and shot him in the chest twice, fatally wounding him. He was taken Howard-Henderson Hospital where he succumbed to his wounds the following day.

Both suspects were convicted of murder and sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Deputy Lay was survived by his wife.

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Age 32
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Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Incident Date Sunday, April 26, 1931
Weapon Officer's handgun
Offender Sentenced to 10 years

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May your soul Rest in peace and blissful state of contentment, knowing that you were always and will always be an American Hero ahead of your time. It was such a tragedy and a reflection on organized crimes and gun violence in America.

It is time for us to change, for the better, for our children and next generations of Americans. Thank you to you and yours for having done perhaps the like for me and my generation.

Sheriff Lay Foundation X Rev. Dr. Daniel Beach Bradley and American Missionaries Abroad
DJ. Piety aka. Qtypie

Jeroen Thamanrasset-Jaturong Thyme
Sheriff Lay Inc.

August 26, 2024