Deputy Sheriff William D. Pledger, who served with the Bay County Sheriff's Office in Florida, was tragically killed on September 9, 1935. He was on duty, checking on roadhouses and night spots in the Bayou Gorge area near Panama City. At approximately 1:00 am, Deputy Pledger, a male officer whose age and ethnicity are not specified in the available records, became involved in an altercation with two brothers at the Night Owl Club, a local roadhouse. During this confrontation, one of the brother
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