PRESTON PULLEN

Officer Rank: Patrolman
Memorial Panel: 14-E: 31
Department: Lexington-Fayette Urban County, Kentucky, P.D.
End of Watch: October 30, 1918
Cause: SHOT
Age: 63
Years of Service: 20
Description: Patrolman Pullen was shot when he and a fellow officer attempted to arrest two suspects who had just robbed a grocery store at gunpoint. Patrolman Pullen was shot in the chest as he struggled with one of the suspects and died at the scene. Two suspects were arrested and charged with murder. One suspect received a 14 year sentence. The second suspect was sentenced to life in prison.
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