JOSEPH NELSON
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Officer Rank: Police Officer
Memorial Panel: 37-E: 21
Department: Jacksonville, Florida, S.O.
End of Watch: June 25, 1880
Cause: SHOT
Age: Unk
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Police Officer Nelson was fatally shot as he and fellow officers attempted to quell a riot during a strike at a sawmill. Several strikers and another officer were wounded. Officer Nelson's assailant was convicted of murder and executed by hanging.
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