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George Arnold Scott

Case from Ft-payne, AL dated Feb 26, 1919

Victim Details

George Arnold Scott

Male

Ft-payne

AL

1919-02-26

25

George

Arnold Scott

Yes

07/06/2026

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In the winter of 1919, on February 26th, a 25-year-old male, Deputy Sheriff George Arnold Scott of the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office, met a violent and untimely end. He, along with Fort Payne Chief of Police Beldon Little, was attempting to serve a warrant for moonshining. The subjects of the warrant were two brothers, aged 18 and 20.

As the lawmen, accompanied by the county sheriff, entered the brothers' home, they were met with immediate gunfire. The sudden onslaught of shotgun blasts ...
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