Breathitt County Constable's Office, Kentucky
End of Watch Saturday, May 24, 1930
Add to My HeroesBrownloe L. Deaton
Constable Brownloe Deaton was shot and killed by a juvenile he arrested for breaking the headlight on a Louisville & Nashville Railroad locomotive in Barwick, Kentucky.
The boy's father began to argue with Constable Deaton while posting a bond for the boy. The argument turned into a physical altercation during which the boy grabbed Constable Deaton's service weapon and shot him. The boy's father was also fatally shot during the incident.
Constable Deaton was a U.S. Army veteran of WWI.
Bio
- Age 32
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
- Military Veteran
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Incident Date Friday, May 23, 1930
- Weapon Officer's handgun
- Offender Not available
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