On September 11, 1977, Sidney Leland Houghton, a 65-year-old male serving as the Sheriff of Daviess County, was on duty in Gallatin, Missouri, when he responded to a traffic violation. A 16-year-old boy had crashed his vehicle into a ditch, prompting the sheriff to intervene. Acting with the intent to assist, Sheriff Houghton arranged for the juvenile's car to be towed into town. He then personally drove the teenager and the boy's mother to their home, situated in a rural area approximately six
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