In a tragic turn of events on a winter day, Chief Deputy Sheriff Charles Busby Smith, a 29-year-old male, lost his life in the line of duty. The fatal encounter unfolded on January 12, 1981, in a rural area near Kilmichael, Mississippi, when Deputy Smith and Montgomery County Sheriff Billy Costilow attempted to serve a lunacy warrant.
The officers arrived at the residence of Wadell Laney to execute the court order, which required them to transport him for a mental health evaluation. Laney
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