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John W. Martin ("Johnnie")
- Mar. 28, 1924 -
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Resided: |
TX, USA
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Born: | Unk |
Fallen: | Mar. 28, 1924 |
Race/Sex: | Caucasian Male / 44 yrs. of age |
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Dept: | Nacogdoches County Sheriff's Dept.
TX
USA |
Dept. Type: | County/Police |
Hero's Rank: | Deputy |
Sworn Date: | Unk |
FBI Class: | Homicide - Gun |
Weapon Class: | Firearm |
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Fatal Incident Summary
Offender: |
No Info
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Location: |
TX
USA
Fri. Mar. 28, 1924
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Summary: |
Deputy Sheriff Johnnie Martin was shot and killed after he and Sheriff T. G. Vaught stopped a vehicle they suspected of transporting whiskey. The car was driven by Bud Dixon with I. V. Nobles and L. G. Hanks as passengers. The officers waited on a bridge for the car to drive by and stopped it as it approached. The sheriff approached with a pistol in one hand and a flashlight in the other. Deputy Martin started to open a curtain to the see if there was whiskey in the car, when three shots were fired. Deputy Martin returned fire, killing Dixon and wounding Hanks. The sheriff was wounded in both legs and struck Nobles in the head as he tried to escape. The sheriff called for Martin to stop Hanks from escaping, but Martin said, I am shot through and through; I am killed. Hanks was convicted and sentenced to 50 years in prison, but the case was reversed on appeal.
Deputy Martin was survived by his wife and three children. He was buried in the Blackjack Cemetery in Nacogdoches County.
On January 4, 1928, Sheriff T. G. Vaught was shot and mortally wounded in a shooting affray with Deputy Sheriff Carl Butler. Sheriff Vaught died on January 6, 1928, and was buried in the Garrison Cemetery in Nacogdoches County.
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