Marion Marchant

Death by Force

Marion Marchant, a police officer from Columbus, Georgia, tragically died on April 17, 1911, after being ambushed and shot by a suspect he had encountered earlier in the evening. Officer Marchant, whose age and ethnicity are not specified in the available records, was performing his duties when he came across a man who was extremely intoxicated. Officer Marchant instructed the man to go home or face arrest. The man complied initially but later returned with a pistol, lying in wait for Officer Ma ...Read More

Police Officer Marion Marchant

Marion Marchant (1877-1911) – Find a Grave-äreminne

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