Deputy Allen Heldon Finch - Jackson County Sheriff's Dept. - True Life Hero

Allen Heldon Finch
- Jul. 04, 1963 -

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Jackson County Sheriff's Department Agency Patch

Resided:	FL, USA
Born:	Unk
Fallen:	Jul. 04, 1963
Race/Sex:	Caucasian Male / 42 yrs. of age
	Agency
Dept:	Jackson County Sheriff's Dept. FL USA
Dept. Type:	County/Police
Hero's Rank:	Deputy
Sworn Date:	Unk
FBI Class:	Homicide - Gun
Weapon Class:	Police

Bio: Not Available

Fatal Incident Summary

Offender:	No Info
Location:	FL USA Thu. Jul. 04, 1963
Summary:	Deputy Allen Finch and Deputy Creel were Shot and killed by a prisoner in Jackson County Hospital. The suspect, under a life sentence for robbing a service station in Marianna, set fire to a mattress in his cell. He and three other prisoners were taken to the hospital for minor burns. Deputy Finch escorted the suspect to the rest room where he gained control of Deputy Finch's weapon and shot and killed him. He then walked to a nearby room and shot Deputy Creel twice in the head as he was guarding the prisoners. He then shot and killed an innocent bystander. The suspect walked out of the hospital and forced a couple to drive him away in their car. He released his hostages near Donalsonville, Georgia, but kept their car. Later in the day the suspect was sighted and chased by two Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents near Smithville. They cornered him near a school where he jumped out and grabbed a 14 year old boy. With a gun to the boy's head he forced the agents to surrender their weapons. He then took the boy; the agents weapons; and their car. The suspect drove a few miles away; stopped at a house and shot through the front door when the home owner refused to open it. He then fled on foot with the boy to a nearby pecan grove as Georgia State Troopers arrived on the scene. In an exchange of gun fire Trooper C.H. Bentley was shot in the head. Another trooper, 200 yards away, shot the suspect through the chest with a 30-30 rifle. He fell to his knees still holding his gun, pointed at the boy's head. The boy quickly picked up another gun that the suspect had dropped and shot him several times. Deputy Finch was survived by his wife and child.
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Related:	Aaron Creel

Last Updated: May. 29, 2019