JOHN HARBARD SMITH

Officer Rank: Jailer
Memorial Panel: 4-W: 24
Department: Ben Hill County, Georgia, S.D.
End of Watch: August 26, 1951
Cause: SHOT
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Description: Jailer Smith and Sheriff James Griner were shot and killed when they stopped a motorist to search for illegal whiskey. Jailer Smith died at the scene and Sheriff Griner died four days later.
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