Ernest Vlasich

Death by Force

In the fall of 1932, a dedicated 26-year-old White male Prohibition Agent named Ernest Vlasich was working undercover in Clark County, Washington. On September 29th, he and his partner, Agent Ballard Turner, embarked on a mission to purchase illicit moonshine from a man named Jesse Cousins at his residence, situated about 25 miles northeast of Vancouver. The agents successfully bought two gallons of the illegal whiskey, and upon completing the transaction, they identified themselves as federal o ...Read More

Ernest B. Vlasich | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

Turner, Agent Ballard W. - Behind the Badge Foundation

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