JOE E ROBERTSON
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Officer Rank: Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 7-W: 23
Department: Carroll County, Kentucky, S.D.
End of Watch: September 13, 1916
Cause: SHOT
Age: 39
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Ambush. Sheriff Robertson and Deputy Baxter Bright went to serve a warrant on a suspect who had been mistreating his family and terrorizing the small town. As the officers approached the house, the suspect came out shooting. Sheriff Robertson was shot four times and died at the scene. Deputy Bright returned fire, killing the suspect.
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