Forsyth County Sheriff's Office, Georgia
End of Watch Monday, January 10, 1972
Add to My HeroesLarry Lee Mulkey
Special Deputy Sheriff Larry Mulkey and Chief Deputy James Cantrell were shot and killed during a traffic stop of a burglary suspect on US 19, south of Cumming.
Chief Deputy Cantrell and Special Deputy Mulkey had stopped a vehicle he had seen the previous night leaving a country club that had been discovered burglarized later in the day. During the traffic stop, the suspects were able to disarm Chief Deputy Cantrell. He was handcuffed before he and Reserve Deputy Mulkey were forced into the patrol car's trunk. Once in the trunk, the suspects fatally shot them both.
Prior to approaching the vehicle one of the deputies had written down the license plate number on a piece of paper. The evidence led to the arrest and conviction of the suspects.
It was later determined that the suspects were prison escapees and had made a pact together to kill any officers who stopped them.
Special Deputy Mulkey was a volunteer with the agency. He was survived by his parents.
Bio
- Age 19
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Gun; Unknown type
- Offender Convicted
Most Recent Reflection
View all 22 ReflectionsI knew Larry Mulkey from the Forsyth County HS Band. He was a great kid and his death was a tragedy. Just a kid riding with the deputy. Classic wrong place, wrong time.
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October 31, 2019
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