Deputy Marshal James Jackson, Mulberry Police Department, Arkansas

Deputy Marshal James Jackson

Mulberry Police Department, Arkansas

End of Watch Monday, September 1, 1924

James Jackson

Deputy Marshal Jackson and Marshal Henry Hamm were shot and killed while attempting to collect fees owed by a carnival. The carnival was attempting to leave town without paying local merchants fees owed to them. Marshal Hamm deputized city councilman James Jackson and the two went in pursuit of the carnival. A gun battle ensued a short distance out of town and Marshal Hamm and Deputy Marshal Jackson were both killed.

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Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Gun; Unknown type
Offender Not available

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God Bless You Deputy Marshall James Jackson, and Marshall Henry Hamm, your Families and your Fallen and Serving comrades of the Arkansas State and Mulberry Police Depts.

another grateful citizen

September 1, 2015