Deputy Sheriff Richard Read
End of Watch: Mon, Jul 22nd, 1901
Date of Incident: Mon, Jul 22nd, 1901
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Intentional)
Service Time: Not Known
Age: Not Known
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Richard Read was shot and killed by a man disturbing the peace at a public picnic. When ordered to be quiet, the suspect drew a revolver and shot him twice. A citizen, who witnessed the shooting, returned fire, seriously wounding the suspect.
The suspect was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life November 16, 1902. Later that same day, an angry mob seized the suspect from the Hardin County Jail and hanged him from a nearby tree.
Information obtained from the Officer Down Memorial Page.
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100 Public Square
Elizabethtown, Kentucky 42701
(270) 765-5133
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