Town Marshal Thomas H. Branch

Town Marshal Thomas H. Branch | Gainesville Police Department, Florida
Gainesville Police Department, Florida
Town Marshal Thomas H. Branch

Gainesville Police Department, Florida

End of Watch Thursday, September 23, 1875

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Thomas H. Branch

Town Marshal Thomas Branch was shot and killed by a man armed with a double-barrel shotgun one of the town's main streets.

The subject was acquitted after a second trial.

Marshal Branch also served as a deputy sheriff for Alachua County. He was survived by his wife and four children.

Bio

  • Age 38
  • Tour Not available
  • Badge Not available

Incident Details

  • Cause Gunfire
  • Weapon Shotgun
  • Offender Not available
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Most of society lives in a world that doesn’t recognize what gives them the comfort they live in. Because of you, and people like you, society can live that way.

You put the badge on to make the community a better place. You put the badge on for justice. You put the badge on to save life. You put the badge on for the principles it represents. The badges didn’t make you a hero, the badge was worn by a hero. To your family, and the generations that followed, thank you for your service. Be proud of this man.

The sorrow we share as a law enforcement family is enormous, but our love of your life is even greater.

Sergeant Christian Yanchula
Forensic Services
Indian River County Sheriff's Office

September 23, 2022

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