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Tom Johnson

Case from Pawnee, OK dated Mar 19, 1901

Victim Details

Tom Johnson

Male

Pawnee

OK

1901-03-19

Tom

Johnson

07/05/2026

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In the line of duty, Deputy Sheriff Tom Johnson of the Pawnee County Sheriff's Office was killed by gunfire on Tuesday, March 19, 1901. Johnson, along with the Pawnee County Sheriff and another deputy, had gone to a residence near Pawnee to apprehend a suspect wanted for a murder committed during a robbery in Red Rock the previous day. A Noble County Deputy Sheriff had located the suspect and alerted the Pawnee County authorities.

As the three officers approached the house, the suspect un ...
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