Brown County Sheriff's Office, Texas
End of Watch Thursday, June 6, 1861
Add to My HeroesJesse Sut Harris
Sheriff Harris was shot and killed by a schoolteacher. After arrested the nephew of the former county sheriff, who had resigned to join the Confederate Army, a schoolteacher shot Sheriff Harris with a shotgun. He died two days later from his wound. The suspect fled the county and was never apprehended.
Sheriff Harris had been with the agency for three months.
Bio
- Age Not available
- Tour 3 months
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Incident Date Tuesday, June 4, 1861
- Weapon Shotgun
- Offender Never apprehended
Most Recent Reflection
View all 7 ReflectionsRest in Peace Sheriff Jessie S. Harris. Thank You for your Service and Sacrifice protecting the citizens of Brown County, Texas.
I Pray for Peace for your Family, Friends and Co-Workers. I also Pray that the hounds of hell forever gnaw on the bones of the scum that murdered you. May he rot in hell.
Amen.
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