Marshal E. C. Garrison

Death by Force

Special Deputy Marshal E. C. Garrison, a law enforcement officer in Telfair County, Georgia, was tragically killed on December 24, 1902. He was ambushed while attending a Christmas Eve ceremony at a local church. As he exited the church, two men who were hiding behind the doors opened fire, resulting in his death. The motive behind this brutal attack was linked to a previous arrest that Deputy Marshal Garrison had been involved in several years earlier, during which a suspect was killed. This mu ...Read More

Special Deputy Marshal E. C. Garrison