J. C Crain

Death by Force

In the autumn of 1932, a dedicated lawman named J. C. Crain, a Deputy Sheriff with the Miller County Sheriff's Office, was involved in a fatal encounter in a rural area of southern Miller County, Arkansas. While attempting to apprehend a known bootlegger, Deputy Crain and his partner, Deputy Melvin Brackman, were met with sudden and violent resistance. They were ambushed at the intersection of two county roads, a burst of gunfire shattering the peace of the countryside.

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Deputy Sheriff J. C. Crain