Walter Mobray

Death by Force

Walter Chapman Mobray, a Federal Prohibition Agent, tragically lost his life on December 9, 1926, in Perry, Florida. Mobray, along with his colleague Jacob Brandt, was engaged in an undercover operation aimed at purchasing illegal liquor from J.W. Buchanan in Taylor County, Florida. The agents approached Buchanan's residence under the pretense of buying alcohol. Buchanan, however, returned with a shotgun and revolver, fatally shooting both agents. Brandt died at the scene, while Mobray succumbed ...Read More

Federal Prohibition Agent Walter Chapman Mobray

Federal Prohibition Agent Walter Chapman Mobray

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