In the quiet setting of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, a brave lawman's life was tragically cut short in a sudden act of violence. Deputy Sheriff George C. Williams, Sr., a 36-year-old male, was off-duty at his tobacco farm on Monday, January 16, 1928, when a fateful encounter unfolded. He observed a man emerging from the nearby woods who was wanted in connection with several recent burglaries.
Driven by his duty to uphold the law, Deputy Williams approached the man to place him under arr
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