Deputy Sheriff James I.G. Hamons
End of Watch: Thu, Jan 14th, 1909
Date of Incident: Wed, Jan 13th, 1909
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Intentional)
Service Time: Not Known
Age: 20
Incident
Deputy James Hamons succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained the previous day while attempting to serve a summons on a man who had refused to appear as a witness before a grand jury.
Deputy Hamons located the man at a store and informed him of the summons. The subject then told Deputy Hamons he would not obey the summons and a struggle ensued in which both men were shot. Deputy Hamons succumbed to his wound the following day.
His shooter survived the wound and was charged in connection with the murder.
Information obtained from the Officer Down Memorial Page.
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