Copiah County Sheriff's Office, Mississippi
End of Watch Saturday, October 17, 1942
Add to My HeroesJohn M. Box
Deputy Sheriff John Box was shot and killed in Hazelhurst, Mississippi in the Crystal Springs community while he and another deputy attempted to arrest a man who had failed to report to the county farm to serve a 90-day sentence on a liquor violation.
Deputy Box had arrested the man several times before without trouble. When they arrived at the man's home to take him into custody the man opened fire, killing Deputy Box. The man then fled to Chicago, Illinois where he was arrested by the FBI in February 1944. The following month he was freed by a judge who refused to extradite him to Mississippi for fear that he would be lynched. The subject was still in Chicago in 1955 and it is not known if he was ever tried for Deputy Box's murder.
Deputy Box was survived by his wife and two children.
Bio
- Age 56
- Tour 7 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Gun; Unknown type
- Offender Arrested
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