Yell County Sheriff's Department, Arkansas
End of Watch Friday, December 27, 1929
Add to My HeroesMalachi Thomas Thacker
Deputy Sheriff Malachi Thacker was shot and killed while he and another deputy served a warrant on a juvenile at the boy's home.
Malachi T. Thacker was appointed as a Special Deputy on the afternoon of December 27, 1929. Thacker, who was a United States Postal Carrier, accompanied Deputy Robert Gatlin and Deputy Arthur “Poss” Mitchell, to apprehend a mentally ill man reportedly causing disturbances in the Waltreak Community.
While they were handcuffing the boy, the father opened a door to the room and shot Deputy Thacker with a shotgun.
Deputy Thacker was survived by his wife, four children, four brothers, and a sister.
Bio
- Age 36
- Tour 1 day
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Shotgun
- Offender Not available
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