Ray A. Campbell

In the late summer of 1950, a dedicated lawman, 42-year-old Chief Deputy Sheriff Ray A. Campbell of St. Francis County, Arkansas, found his life tragically cut short. The events that led to his untimely death began to unfold with a seemingly routine case of cattle theft. Two men, Aubrey Smith and Peter Dorsey, were taken into custody in Pulaski County on suspicion of stealing a cow and a calf. On the evening of August 3, 1950, Deputy Campbell and his partner, Deputy Otis Tatum, arrived in Little ...

Chief Deputy Sheriff Ray A. Campbell

Law Enforcement Line of Duty Deaths in 1950