Clarence Jordan Mcclary

Death by Force

Corporal Clarence Jordan McClary, a 28-year-old officer with the Alexandria Police Department, was tragically killed on March 17, 1935, in the mountains south of Leesburg, Virginia. McClary was part of a posse comprising federal, state, and Alexandria officers searching for several men involved in a violent incident the previous day. During a raid on two liquor still operations, a federal officer had been shot and wounded. The posse aimed to apprehend the individuals responsible for this attack. ...Read More