James Benjamin Ramsey

In the summer of 1920, James Benjamin Ramsey, a 48-year-old Deputy Sheriff for Clay County, Alabama, was involved in an incident that would ultimately lead to his death. On July 2nd of that year, Deputy Ramsey, along with the sheriff and two other officers, conducted a raid on a suspected illegal liquor still located on a farm in Ashland. While searching a barn on the property, the officers were confronted by a man. In an instant, the situation turned violent as the man opened fire, striking Dep ...

Officer James Benjamin Ramsey

Officer James Benjamin Ramsey, age 48