On May 13, 1924, Deputy Sheriff James Early McGowan, aged 44, was fatally shot while performing his duties near Ozark, Alabama. Earlier that day, an intoxicated individual caused a disturbance at a polling place in Asbury, approaching an off-duty Ozark police officer and inquiring if he was there to arrest him. The officer, upon returning to Ozark, reported the incident to the sheriff, who then instructed Deputy McGowan to accompany the officer to apprehend the suspect for public drunkenness.
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