Marshal Ben Porch

Death by Force

Deputy Marshal Ben Porch, a 30-year-old white male, was tragically killed on September 20, 1908, in Barnesville, Georgia. Porch had been serving with the Barnesville Police Department for five years. On the night of his death, Porch had arrested an 18-year-old suspect named Ben F. Perdue for violating a city ordinance. Perdue was subsequently released from jail, after which he obtained a shotgun and set up an ambush for Porch. As Deputy Marshal Porch made his rounds on Market Street at approxima ...Read More

Deputy Marshal Ben Porch, Barnesville Police Department, Georgia

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