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Arnold Gunther Strickland

Case from Fayette, AL dated Jun 07, 2003

Victim Details

Arnold Gunther Strickland

Male

White / Caucasian

Fayette

AL

2003-06-07

55

Arnold

Gunther Strickland

Yes

07/02/2026

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In the early morning hours of June 7, 2003, a violent encounter inside the Fayette Police Department tragically ended the life of 55-year-old Officer Arnold Gunther Strickland, a male with 26 years of law enforcement experience. The events unfolded around 3:00 a.m. when Officer Strickland and his partner, Corporal James Eddie Crump, found a young man asleep in a stolen vehicle. They took the 18-year-old suspect, Devin Darnell Thompson, into custody and brought him to the police station for booki ...
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  • Officer Arnold Gunther Strickland, Fayette Police Department, Alabama
  • Corporal James Eddie Crump, Fayette Police Department, Alabama
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